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Photograph of construction, Hoover Dam, November 18, 1932

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Date

1932-11-18

Description

Black and white image of Hoover Dam under construction. This view is looking down into the upper cofferdam area from the rim of the Arizona side of Black Canyon. Also visible are a temporary earth diversion dam and steel sheet piling extending out from the Nevada abutment and marking the upstream toe of the cofferdam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Digital ID

pho004617

Physical Identifier

0071_0219
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Citation

pho004617. 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/d1s756j99.

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Digital Provenance

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

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4547 x 5758 pixels
7.5783 x 9.5967 inches
78570620 bytes

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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image/tiff