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Postcard of diversion tunnels, Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s
Date
1934 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
A colored postcard portraying an artist's rendering of a Hoover (Boulder) Dam interior. Printed on the top border of the card: "Entrance to one of the four 56 foot diversion tunnels, Boulder Dam Project." Handwritten text on back of card.
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Interior view of the spillway at Hoover Dam in Arizona: photographic print
Date
1935-01-02
Archival Collection
Description
From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). View inside Nevada spillway tunnel.
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Postcard of the visitors' corridor at Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Description provided on front of image: "Visitors' corridor inside Boulder Dam." Group Creators credit goes to J. T. Watters Wholesale Co.
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Postcard of the visitors' corridor in Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Description provided on front of image: "Visitors' corridor inside Boulder Dam."
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Postcard of a poem about Hoover Dam, circa 1940s to 1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
A postcard featuring the poem "A Dam Place" by Daniel H. Nugent.
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Photograph of men at mixing plant, Hoover Dam, circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
View of workers starting to build one of the two high cement mix plants. Transport cars used to carry small quantities of tools and supplies.
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Photograph of explosion and blasting rock, Hoover Dam, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Blasting rock at noon-time, everyday, to put anchors in place. Note cameraman in foreground. Note on back: ""Photo by 'Six Companies' photographer named Frank."" - W. A. Davis, 1992
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Photograph of timbered tunnel, Hoover dam, May 22, 1931
Date
1931-05-22
Archival Collection
Description
Timbered tunnel in canyon wall for railroad to dam site. May 22, 1931. ("Near Hemenway Wash" W.A. Davis , photographer, 1992)
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Photograph of flood at diversion tunnel, Hoover Dam, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
View of area where water broke through small cofferdam by diversion tunnel after flood.
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Photograph of flood at diversion tunnel, Hoover Dam, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Outside look at one of the diversion tunnels after flood. Note with image: "Flood got away from them."
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