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Welders making modifications to the Hoover Dam: photographic print

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Date

1951-11

Description

From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Intake tower, lower cylinder gate modification, showing the detail of making the cut, buring, of the lower section gate. Note that the skin-plate hanging with holes burned through for lifting out, you can also see the cutting machine and guide detail. The welders from left to right are E.M. Fitzgerald and Oulie Cameron in November 1951.

Digital ID

pho034515

Physical Identifier

0228_0046
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    Citation

    pho034515. Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection, approximately 1922-1969. PH-00228. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d17m04g3m

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    Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

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    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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