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Photograph of the Hoover Dam construction site, August 1, 1932

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Date

1932-08-01

Description

Black and white image showing an upstream view of Black Canyon from the Hoover Dam construction site. In the distance, Fortification Hill can be seen along with tunnel lining forms near the inlet portals of the Nevada diversion tunnels. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Digital ID

pho004581

Physical Identifier

0071_0180
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Citation

pho004581. 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/d1x63b519.

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Digital Provenance

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

Extent

4512 x 5744 pixels
7.52 x 9.5733 inches
77778336 bytes

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

image/tiff