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Photograph of blast at same place shown above, taken from opposite, on Black Canyon Highway: photographic print, 1932 August 16
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Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
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Huge billows of rock and dust pour over canyon rim and descend to river below: photographic print, 1932 August 24
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Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
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Blast on Arizona intake tower excavation, which has filled canyon with smoke and dust. Upper steel suspension bridge shown in background: photographic print, 1932 August 16
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Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
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Looking across reservoir area, which will be submerged when Hoover Dam is completed. Flat-topped hill in center of photograph will form a small island and ridge in foreground will be submerged: photographic print, 1932 August 15
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Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
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Visitors to project are intrigued by the multiplicity of dish pans used as reflectors, which are scattered all over the project where night work takes place. This is the crew that installs them: photographic print, 1932 August 15
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Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
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High scalers perched on bench 1000 feet above river prepare anchorages from which workmen will be suspended by ropes in scaling canyon walls for penstock tunnel adits: photographic print, 1932 August 22
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Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
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Close-up of upper portal of diversion tunnels Number 3 and 4, during preparations for blast: photographic print, 1932 November 13
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Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
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Close-up of upper portals of diversion tunnels Number 3 and 4, showing flow in diversion tunnel Number 4, shortly after blast: photographic print, 1932 November 13
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Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
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Dumping materials at temporary pile bridge to complete diversion of Colorado River: photographic print, 1932 November 13
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Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
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Upper portals of diversion tunnels Number 3 and 4 and temporary dyke, after diversion of Colorado River was completed: photographic print, 1932 November 26
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Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
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