Information
Creator
Creator: Oakes Photo
Date
1930 to 1935
Description
An artist's rendering of Boulder Canyon. Text printed on front of postcard: "Looking downstream in Boulder Canyon at Hoover Dam site near Las Vegas, Nevada." Text printed on back of postcard: "The Hoover Dam site is 32 miles southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. Work is rapidly progressing on this tremendous project. The dam will be 727 feet high--the gorge is 290 feet wide at the river The dam site is in this narrow gorge, where the river disappears around the bend."
Digital ID
pho013858
Physical Identifier
0001_0052