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Electrians that it took to work on the Hoover Powerplant: photographic print

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Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1960 (year approximate)

Description

From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Written on the back it says, "It required this number of electricians and more (those on shift were not able to appear in the picture), to complete the electrical work on Hoover Powerplant. Ralph Lowry, fourth form the left in the front row, was in charge of all the work in the powerplant, and on his left his Wilbur (Slim) Handley, chief electrician, and next to last in the back row on the right is Morgan J. Sweeney, who provide this picture."

Digital ID

pho034639

Physical Identifier

0228_0170
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    Citation

    pho034639. 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/d1m61c553

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

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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