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Photograph overlooking stream, Hoover Dam, circa 1932.

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Creator

Creator: Davis, W. A.

Date

1931 to 1933

Description

Aerial photo looking upstream before coffer dam was started; diversion tunnels cut and suspension foot bridge completed. Lower catwalk was four feet wide for personnel traffic only. 600 ft. ladder at end went up canyon wall in 40 ft. sections. "First bridge built in the lower canyon. - W.A. Davis, 1992"

Digital ID

pho023183

Physical Identifier

0123_0082
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Citation

pho023183. Ray Cutright Collection of Winthrop A. Davis Photographs. PH-00123. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1sb3x45z.

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Digital Provenance

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

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

image/tiff