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Photograph of a water released from a valve house, Hoover Dam, approximately 1932-1936
Date
1932 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
Water discharged from the Arizona Valve House at the Hoover Dam.
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Photograph of people at a wedding at Hoover Dam, circa 1930s to 1940s
Date
1935 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Wedding of 'Ma' Kennedy, Amy Semple McPherson's mother, at Hoover (Boulder) Dam; Art Ham, Celia Cragin, Veronica and Harley Harmon, Alice Campbell, Myrtle Taylor, stranger in white (?), Delphine Squires, Ernie Cragin."
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Postcard of Lake Mead and Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1936 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A painted photo depicting Lake Mead and Hoover (Boulder) Dam. Text on front of post card: "Lake Mead in Black Canyon, Boulder Dam", "Boulder Canyon Project of the Business of Reclamation"; Text on back of post card: "Lake Mead is quite narrow, just above Boulder Dam, yet more than 500 feet deep, where it is confined between the somber cliffs of Black Canyon gorge. Beyond the gorge the waters spread extensively over the desert valleys to form a vast lake 115 miles in length, with a shoreline of more than 550 miles - the largest man-made lake in the world. Comfortable cruisers make regular scheduled excursions on Lake Mead."
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Photograph of a party held by the Young Presidents Organization, Hoover Dam, March 9, 1971
Date
1971-03-09
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Dick Woodward (left) and Ellis L. Armstrong at a party held by the Young Presidents' Organization on the roof of the powerhouse at Hoover Dam. Nearly 1,000 people attended, all wearing hard hats, and were the first to use this setting.
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Photograph of the railroad bridge leading to the Hoover Dam gravel pit, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Railroad bridge to gravel pit for dam. Six companies utilize the railroad bridge that crosses the Colorado river behind Hoover dam.
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Film transparency of Arizona side of completed Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s
Date
1935 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
A bird's eye view from the Arizona side of Hoover Dam; water is spilling into the spillway, people are viewing the dam from road and parking area, and automobiles are crossing the top of the dam.
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Photograph of water beling released into the reservoir, Hoover Dam, December 20, 1936
Date
1936-12-20
Archival Collection
Description
Boulder Dam, December 20, 1936. Water is being released from the dam itself into the reservoir below on the Colorado-River-side of the dam. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Photograph of Hoover Dam power station, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931-1936
Date
1931 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
People walking about a power station located at the Hoover Dam in Boulder City, Nevada.
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Film transparency of Rotary Club members near Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A photograph of several unidentified Boulder City Rotary Club members near Hoover Dam.
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Film strip of Boulder City or Hoover Dam construction, image 001: photographic print
Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
This photograph has three images. The first one, (0272_0002) reads, "Transports coming from dam-day shift. Climbing out the sides to be one of first in the commissary for a bottle of beer. It's been hot down there and they are thirsty," as a handwritten inscription. The second one, (0272_0003) reads, "One of several dorms that happened to be mine. (The arrow points to room) No grass to mow. One of its good points. Radios would not receive programs until early night, reason- no ground-no moisture in soil," in a handwritten inscription. The Six Companies Inc. dormitory housing 172 men, Boulder City, NV. The third picture, (0272_0004) which is upside down, reads "One pour wide getting in each other's way; hi-line moving catwalk soon will be finished," as a handwritten inscription on the image about the Hoover Dam under construction.
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