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Photograph of boat near dam, Hoover Dam, January, 1936

Date

1936-01

Description

Colorado River-Hoover Dam. A motor boat turning at the upper face of the unfilled reservoir from the Arizona side. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

Image

Postcard of burro near Hoover Dam, circa 1930s-1940s

Date

1930 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An image of a burro standing on rocks near Hoover Dam. Intake towers and the reservoir can be seen in the background. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Image

Photograph of a burro near Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

An image of a burro standing on rocks near Hoover Dam. Intake towers and the reservoir can be seen in the background. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Image

Postcard of burro near Hoover Dam, circa 1930s-1940s

Date

1930 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An image of a burro standing on rocks near Hoover Dam. The dam's crest and intake towers are visible in the background. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Image

Postcard of burro near Hoover Dam, circa 1930s-1940s

Date

1930 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An image of a burro standing on rocks near Hoover Dam. The dam's crest and intake towers are visible in the background. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Image

Photograph of burro near Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

An image of a young burro standing on rocks near Hoover Dam. The dam's intake towers are visible in the background. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Image

Photograph of a burro near Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

An image of a burro and a man standing on rocks near Hoover Dam. The dam's intake towers are visible in the background. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Image

Photograph of a burro near Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

An image of a burro and a man standing on rocks near Hoover Dam. The dam's intake towers are visible in the background. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Image

Photograph of blasting rock, Hoover Dam, circa 1932

Date

1931 to 1933

Description

Railroad workers at Hoover Dam site blasting rock in the background at noon-time; this was the site where cofferdam was built. Note on back: "High scalers setting off blasts on Nevada side. - W. A. Davis."

Image

Hoover Dam photographs, 1930-1959

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographic prints, photographic slides, and photographic negatives depicting the Hoover (Boulder) Dam from 1930 to 1959. The photographs primarily depict the completed dam, including its upstream and downstream faces, diversion tunnels, outlet works, powerhouse, intake towers, crest, and spillways. The photographs depict the dam from numerous angles, including photographs taken from both the Nevada and Arizona sides of the dam, the Colorado River, Lake Mead, and aerial photographs taken from planes.

Archival Collection

L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00100
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component