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Photograph of Desert Inn Charter Boat, Hoover Dam, early 1930s to late 1940s

Date

1930 to 1949

Description

People sit and relax on the Desert Inn Charter Boat in front of the Hoover Dam.

Image

Film transparency of a worker welding on the canyon floor, Hoover Dam, circa 1930-1935

Date

1930 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

A view of an unidentified man working on the canyon floor at the Hoover Dam construction site.

Image

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1977-03-08

Description

Pg.53 #2905 Central section of the Powerhouse, looking toward the Nevada side, showing the floor level. No. 2 adit car in the extreme background. Oct. 30th, 1934. Pg.53 #2910 Looking downstream into the Arizona Powerhouse, showing location of the turbine rooms, from room galleries, and penstocks. Oct. 30th, 1934. Pg.53 #2908 Nevada Powerhouse, showing the reinforcing and walls around the penstock openings. Pumpcrete machine is in the butterfly valve gallery between the rock abutment and the turbine rooms. Oct. 30th, 1934. Pg.53 #2914 Looking upstream into the pipe gallery in the Nevada Powerhouse, showing beams and concrete. Oct. 30th, 1934.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1977-10-27

Description

Pg.66 #3136 Close-up of the Arizona Intake Towers - No.6 on left, No.3 on right. Note the forms for the dome of Intake Tower No.6. March 4th, 1935. Pg.66 #3133 View from the Arizona Spillway bridge, looking downstream into No.4 raise, showing general construction methods. Feb. 25th,1935. Pg.66 #3120 Looking downstream from the Arizona side, showing Boulder Dam, the Intake Towers and general layout. Note the dome formed on one of the Intake Towers. Feb. 25th, 1935. Pg.66 #3139 The run-around excavated in the old top heading adit, to facilitate handling concrete for No.4 Plug. March 4th, 1935.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1978-06-15

Description

Pg.75 #3293 View from the Nevada Utility Tower of Boulder Dam, showing the Memorial Day exercises in connection with the unveiling of the plaque commemorating the men who gave their lives in the construction of Boulder Dam. May 30, 1935. Pg.75 #3287 On crest of Boulder Dam, looking toward the Nevada side, showing final pour in the slot, which practically completes the concrete in Boulder Dam. May 29, 1935. Pg.75 #3298 View of Boulder Dam, from the Nevada side. The road, towers, and parapets are completed. June 1, 1935. Pg.75 #3282 Looking upstream at No.6 Intake Tower Top. Note the method of lowering the trash tracks into their respective slots. May 27, 1935.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1978-06-23

Description

Pg.76 #3269 Boulder Dam, looking downstream from the Arizona side. May 27, 1935. Pg.76 #3284 Looking in a general downstream direction, on the Arizona Black Canyon Highway, showing Six Companies Inc. road work. May 27, 1935. Pg.76 #3296 Boulder Dam, looking downstream from the Nevada side, showing Spillways and the Intake Towers. June 1, 1935. Pg.76 #3303 View of the open cut portion of the Switchyard Control Circuit Tunnel. Shovel is excavating for the Switchyard, and the building in the foreground is the power sub-station. The Babcock and Wilcox Company plant can be seen in the extreme background. June 1, 1935.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1971-07-01

Description

p.5 #948 Foundations for the trash rack structure being installed in front of upper portal of Diversion Tunnel no.2. This is where the first pay concrete was poured. Mar. 7, 1932. p.5 #943 View of gravel plant, showing live storage of screened aggregate and sand in foreground. Storage pile for raw aggregate in background. Mar. 2, 1932. p.5 #951 Upper portals of Diversion Tunnels No.1 and 2. Note workmen scaling above portal of Diversion tunnel No.1. Mar. 7, 1932. p.5 #937 Night view of gravel plant, taken near first scalping screen, and looking in opposite direction than the view on left. Feb. 26, 1932.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1971-07-01

Description

p.7 #969 First-aid station and ambulance located at river camp above upper portals. Similar hospital is maintained at lower portals. Mar, 8, 1932. p.7 #918 Interior of one of many drill sharpening stations, showing forge and Ingersoll-Rand drill sharpener. Feb. 15, 1932. p.7 #974 Caterpillar 60 with bull-dozer in front and cow-dozer aft, used extensively for moving muck. Mar. 8, 1932. p.7 #946 Two levels of highway which will cross top of the dam. Note the rubble stone masonry retaining wall. High-level concrete mixing plant will be located in the draw in foreground. Mar. 2, 1932.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1971-08-03

Description

Pg.12 #2437 Upper Portals of the Diversion Tunnels. The dyke being built is at Elevation 690, which was the elevation of the top of the Tunnels. Nov. 30th, 1933. Pg.12 #2438 Close-up of Boulder Dam. The top blocks are at Elevation 715. Nov. 30th, 1933. Pg.12 #2444 Himix Plant. Note the new type of 8 cu. yd. bucket on the car, and the two additional 4 cu. yd. Mixers being installed. De. 1st, 1933. Pg.12 #2446 Arizona Intake Towers. The head tower for No. 10 Cableway is erected and the 180 ft. boom derrick is nearly complete. Dec. 1st, 1933

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1971-08-03

Description

p.18 #1131 Detail picture of side-wall "jumbo" used in placing 3ft. thick lining in diversion tunnels. Side wings are jacked into place, and concrete is poured thru ports by a traveling crane and 2yd. buckets. Apr. 18, 1932. p.18 #1202 First "jumbo" for pouring concrete lining in top or arch section of tunnels was erected on "beach" in front of tunnel No.2 and transported across river in sections by cableway. May 20, 1932. p.18 #1132 This view and No.1131 show forms set for first side-wall pour in upper portal of tunnel No.3. Form is 80 feet long and consists of four 20ft. sections bolted together. Note size of man in upper right. Apr. 29, 1932.