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Postcard of downstream face of Hoover Dam, circa 1934-1935
Date
1934 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Retouched photographic postcard showing Hoover (Boulder) Dam.
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Postcard of Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s to 1950s
Date
1935 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Upstream face of Boulder Dam from Arizona side.
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Postcard of Lake Mead and Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s to 1950s
Date
1935 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Lakeview Point and Lake Mead, near Boulder Dam.
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Postcard showing The Babcock and Wilcox Pipe Plant, Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of The Babcock and Wilcox Pipe Plant next the construction site of Boulder Dam, a title that would later be changed to Hoover Dam. Because the penstock pipes at Hoover Dam were too large to be carried over railroads, this plant was built to fabricate the largest penstock pipes in the world. Transcribed onto the top border of the image: "The Babcock & Wilcox Pipe Plant, Boulder Dam."
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Photograph of downstream face of Hoover Dam, Colorado River, Black Canyon, circa 1935
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
Retouched photo of the recently constructed Hoover (Boulder) Dam and surroundings.
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