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Photograph of dam site, Hoover Dam, January 1933
Date
1933-01
Archival Collection
Description
Looking upstream at the dam site, Hoover Dam, January 1933. Construction materials and small bridges line the canyon above the river as the dam is being built.
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Postcard showing Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1936 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Caption on postcard reads: "Night view of Boulder Dam as seen from the Arizona side." Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Unit A-4 turbine at the Hoover Dam: photographic print
Date
1951-10
Archival Collection
Description
From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Unit A-4 turbine at the Hoover Dam, showing the wicket gates, runner, and shaft in place in 1951.
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A view of the Hoover Dam: photographic print
Date
1960 (year approximate) to 1969 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228)
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Hoover Dam monument: photographic print
Date
1955
Archival Collection
Description
From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). The stone monument reads, "A Modern Civil Engineering Wonder of the United States - One of Seven Selected by the Ameircan Society of Civil Engineers, 1955. Nevada-Arizona."
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Hoover Dam transmission lines: blueprint
Date
1940 (year approximate) to 1960 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228)
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Hoover Dam warehouse: photographic print
Date
1952-10-15
Archival Collection
Description
From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Number 2 Warehouse the contractors yard on November 28, 1950. Stamp on the back reads, "Photograph by Bureau of Reclamation BCP # 8120 Boulder Canyon Project Boulder City, Nevada."
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Photograph of power generators at Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
An image of a row of General Electric power generators under construction at Hoover Dam. Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of power generators at Hoover Dam, circa 1935-1940
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
An image of an unidentified man standing on power generator equipment in the powerhouse at Hoover Dam. Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of visitors in powerhouse at Hoover Dam, circa 1935-1940
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
An image of visitors posing in the gallery leading from the elevator to the Hoover Dam powerhouse. Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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