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Photograph of Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Hoover Dam, September 23, 1932

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Date

1932-09-23

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Black and white image of Secretary of the Interior, Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, on a tour of inspection at Hoover Dam. It was under Dr. Wilbur's supervision that the Boulder Canyon Project was commenced. In the background the concrete form used in lining the 50-foot diversion tunnels at the outlet portal of Diversion Tunnel No. 2 can be seen. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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pho004576

Physical Identifier

0071_0175
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    pho004576. 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/d1jw86m7r.

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

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    4528 x 5740 pixels
    7.5467 x 9.5667 inches
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    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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