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Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

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Date

1971-09-21

Description

p.22 #1450 Looking across reservoir area, which will be submerged when Hoover Dam is completed. Flat-topped hill in center of picture will form a small island and ridge in foreground will be submerged. Aug. 15, 1932. p.22 #1446 Visitors to project are struck with multiplicity of dish pans used as reflectors, which are scattered all over project where night work is carried on. This is crew that installs them. Aug. 15, 1932. p.22 #1484 High scalers perched on bench 1000 ft. above river prepare anchorages from which workmen will be suspended by ropes in scaling canyon walls for penstock tunnel adits. Aug. 22, 1932.

Digital ID

pho027842-050

Physical Identifier

Album #2, page 22
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    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries