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Slide of cover wagons used during the construction phase of Hoover Dam, Boulder City, Nevada, January 7, 1932

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Date

1932-01-07

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Black and white image of men standing next to"cover wagons" in Boulder City. Nine cover wagons, each having a capacity of 48 men, were used to transport workmen from Boulder City to Black Canyon for the construction of the Hoover Dam. These buses were canvas-covered with side curtains that could be raised during hot weather. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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pho004651

Physical Identifier

0071_0021
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    pho004651. 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/d1nc5sc2v.

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

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    2800 x 1889 pixels
    1.3333 x 0.8995 inches
    15889306 bytes

    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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