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Aerial photograph of Hoover Dam, Colorado River, Black Canyon, circa 1934-1935
Date
1934 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Hoover Dam.
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Aerial photograph of Hoover Dam, Colorado River, Black Canyon, circa 1934-1935
Date
1934 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Hoover Dam.
Image
Aerial photograph of Hoover Dam, Colorado River, Black Canyon, circa 1934-1935
Date
1934 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Hoover Dam.
Image
Aerial photograph of Hoover Dam, Colorado River, Black Canyon, circa 1934-1935
Date
1934 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Hoover Dam.
Image
Aerial photograph of Hoover Dam, Colorado River, Black Canyon, circa 1934-1935
Date
1934 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Hoover Dam.
Image
Postcard showing downstream face and powerhouse of Hoover Dam, circa 1934-1935
Date
1934 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Text on postcard reads: "Downstream face of powerhouse Boulder Dam." Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of a party held by the Young Presidents' Organization at Hoover Dam, March 9, 1971
Date
1971-03-09
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the Young Presidents' Organization Convention Chairman, Dick Woodward (left), and Hoover Dam Project Manager, Frank Lord, greeting Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner, Ellis L. Armstrong, upon his arrival to a celebration held by the Young Presidents' Organization at the Hoover Dam powerhouse. The party for nearly 1,000 people was held on the roof. The visitors, all wearing hard hats, were the first to use this setting.
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Postcard showing the construction site of Hoover Dam, Black Canyon, circa 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of the construction site of Hoover Dam, previously known as Boulder Dam, in Black Canyon. Constructed in the 1930s, Hoover Dam crosses the Colorado River on the state line between Arizona and Nevada. Also considered to be an engineering wonder and the world's largest dam during its time of construction, Hoover Dam provides much-needed irrigation and hydroelectric power to the Southwest region of the United States. Transcribed onto the top border of the image: "Black Canyon, Boulder Dam Site."
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Film transparency of transmission lines from Hoover Dam, September 18, 1947
Date
1947-09-18
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image with the following printed description: The late afternoon sun highlights the transmission lines from Hoover Dam as they sweep across the desert.
Image
Photograph of people in line for Hoover Dam tour, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Visitors in line for Dam tour at Hoover Dam. Photo taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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