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Photograph of Parker Dam, circa 1938-1940s

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Date

1938 to 1949

Description

An image of Parker Dam on the Colorado River at the California-Arizona border, 155 miles downstream from Hoover Dam. Parker Dam is commonly referred to as "the deepest dam in the world" because 73% of the dam's structural height is positioned below the original river bed. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Digital ID

pho001824

Physical Identifier

0100_1460
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Citation

pho001824. 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/d1w669f6q.

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Digital Provenance

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

Extent

6206 x 5074 pixels
10.3433 x 8.4567 inches
94494718 bytes

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

image/tiff