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Film strip of Boulder City or Hoover Dam construction, image 005: photographic print

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Date

1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)

Description

This photograph has three images. The first one (0272_0023) has a handwritten inscription that reads, "Part of foundation for powerhouse" (on Boulder Dam). The second one (0272_0024) reads, "Arizona outlets for valve house on Boulder Dam. Penstocks protruding, waiting for the valve house to be built around them. (x) shows location of working tunnel to receive the pipes to put them in place. Will be plugged later." The third one (0272_0025) reads, "The Dam - indentation in canyon walls are for intake towers. Comparatively small down between the gigantic walls of Black Canyon. Still below river level, but looks like a lot of concrete to me. Train (x) on trussel, with 8 yds. bucket of mud, from lower mixing plant. Nice stroll across the catwalk ($) or better yet, try climbing that wig-wagging stairway wiggling up the canyon wall. I know a guy who did it (once)," as a handwritten inscription.

Digital ID

pho030892

Physical Identifier

0272_0023; 0272_0024; 0272_0025
Details

Citation

pho030892. Barbara and John Kizziar Photograph Collection, approximately 1986-1992. PH-00272. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1wp9tj5r

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Digital Provenance

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

Language

English

Geographic Coordinate

36.01609, -114.73804; 35.97859, -114.83249

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

image/tiff