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Photograph of construction site, Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1931 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the main construction site from the downstream side of Hoover (Boulder) Dam.
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Photograph of construction site, Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1931 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the main construction site from the downstream side of Hoover (Boulder) Dam.
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Photograph of construction site, Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1931 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a concrete bucket being lowered on to a flat car at the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam construction at night, circa 1930-1935
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image showing a downstream view of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site at night.
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Film transparency of bucket used for placing concrete at Hoover Dam, July 18, 1933
Date
1933-07-18
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Hoover Dam with the accompanying description: "Placing concrete in block at mid-section of Dam. Eight cu. yd. bucket handled by cableway is in use." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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"Minority Labor Problems and the Hoover Dam Project": manuscript draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald
Date
1970 (year approximate) to 1996 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Unpublished manuscripts file.
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Postcard showing power generators at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s-1940s
Date
1936 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Caption on right of postcard reads: " The Nevada wing of Boulder Dam power house as seen from visitors' gallery." Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.
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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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Film transparency of the Winged Figures of the Republic, Hoover Dam, September 30, 1935
Date
1935-09-30
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of Boulder Dam's Winged Figures of the Republic statues with a dedication plaque in between; two unidentified people are walking in front of the structure. Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of flood at diversion tunnel, Hoover Dam, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Another view of diversion tunnel after flooding.
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