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Slide of the construction of the Hoover Dam, February 13, 1932

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Date

1932-02-13

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Black and white image of Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of the Interior, at a ceremony which inaugurated construction on the Boulder City branch of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, signaling the beginning of the Boulder Canyon Project, later known as Hoover Dam. From left to right, the men pictured include: Senator Key Pittman of Nevada; Governor Fred Balzar of Nevada; Carl Gray, President of Union Pacific Railroad system; Secretary Wilbur holding the Nevada silver spike; and Senator Tasker L. Oddie of Nevada. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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pho004659

Physical Identifier

0071_0029
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    pho004659. 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/d1mc8rg14.

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

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    1.3433 x 0.9124 inches
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    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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