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Postcard showing the construction site of Hoover Dam, Black Canyon, circa 1931

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Date

1931

Description

A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of the construction site of Hoover Dam, previously known as Boulder Dam, in Black Canyon. Constructed in the 1930s, Hoover Dam crosses the Colorado River on the state line between Arizona and Nevada. Also considered to be an engineering wonder and the world's largest dam during its time of construction, Hoover Dam provides much-needed irrigation and hydroelectric power to the Southwest region of the United States. Transcribed onto the top border of the image: "Black Canyon, Boulder Dam Site."

Digital ID

pho003237

Physical Identifier

0100_3254
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Citation

pho003237. L. F. Manis Photograph Collection. PH-00100. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d17p32.

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Digital Provenance

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

Extent

3323 x 2122 pixels
5.5383 x 3.5367 inches
21177994 bytes

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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image/tiff