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Photograph of Memorial Day, Hoover Dam, May 30, 1937

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Date

1937-05-30

Description

Black and white image of crowds waiting to visit the Hoover Dam power plant on Memorial Day in 1937. Many people are holding tickets ready for the guide to collect. The roof of the cashier's booth is visible beyond the awning. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Digital ID

pho004611

Physical Identifier

0071_0213
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Citation

pho004611. Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada. PH-00071. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1f18sf13.

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Digital Provenance

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

Extent

5770 x 4540 pixels
9.6167 x 7.5667 inches
78612484 bytes

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

image/tiff