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Postcard showing the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead Recreational Area, circa 1935-1950

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Date

1935 to 1950

Description

A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of the downstream face of Hoover Dam and the Lake Mead Recreational Area 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. From this angle, intake towers can be seen sticking out of Lake Mead, along with the U-shaped power house at the base of the dam. Transcribed onto the bottom of the image: "Lake Mead Recreational Area."

Digital ID

pho003241

Physical Identifier

0100_3258
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    pho003241. 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/d1qw1q.

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

    Extent

    4084 x 3356 pixels
    6.8067 x 5.5933 inches
    41144894 bytes

    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

    Format

    image/tiff