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Photograph of men surveying land, Hoover Dam site, March 13, 1931
Date
1931-03-13
Archival Collection
Description
Officials in the field conducting a land survey for the Hoover Dam project. From left to right, the men include McDowell, U.S. Reclamation Service Engineer R. C. Thaxton, and Superintendent of Construction for the Six Companies Frank T. Crowe.
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Slide of the construction phase of Hoover Dam, Boulder City, Nevada, November 7, 1931
Date
1931-11-07
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of swing shift construction workers sitting in trucks, ready to leave from dormitory #2 in Boulder City to Hoover Dam. Prior to the arrival of cold weather, the canyon workers were transported to their jobs in buses. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Film transparency showing construction on a Hoover Dam spillway tunnel, April 26, 1946
Date
1946-04-26
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image with the following printed description: "View showing extension work on Nevada Spillway Tunnel #2 at Hoover Dam. Work performed by Guy F. Atkinson Company of San Francisco, California." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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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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Film transparency of workers scaling the walls of the canyon, Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1930 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
Workers scaling canyon walls at the Hoover Dam construction site.
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Photograph of men surveying land, Hoover Dam site, March 13, 1931
Date
1931-03-13
Archival Collection
Description
Officials in the field conducting a land survey for the Hoover Dam project. The men surveying the land include Superintendent of Construction for the Six Companies Frank T. Crowe; and Office of Engineer and U.S. Reclamation Service John C. Page; and an unidentified man.
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