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Tunnels in the Hoover Dam: photographic print
Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Two inversion tunnels used during the construction of Hoover Dam.
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Photograph of powerhouse construction printed in book, Hoover Dam, January 4, 1940
Date
1940-01-04
Archival Collection
Description
Colorado River-Hoover Dam. Dam and powerhouse construction from book: Boulder Dam of the Great Southwest by Ralph B. Simmons' 1936. Inscription reads: "Below the massive wedge of concrete showing the power house rising against the hard rock walls of Black Canyon." Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Photograph of a concrete plant, Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1931 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a concrete plant during the construction period at Hoover (Boulder) Dam.
Image
Photograph of construction site, Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1931 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the nearing completion of the powerhouse construction and Hoover (Boulder) Dam site.
Image
Photograph of construction site, Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site from the downstream side.
Image
Photograph of dam crest, Hoover Dam, circa 1935-1936
Date
1935 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the crest of Hoover (Boulder) Dam from the Nevada upstream side.
Image
Photograph of dam crest, Hoover Dam, circa 1935-1936
Date
1935 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the crest of Hoover (Boulder) Dam from the Nevada upstream side.
Image
Photograph of dam crest, Hoover Dam, circa 1935-1936
Date
1935 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the crest of Hoover (Boulder) Dam from the Nevada upstream side.
Image
Photograph of airplanes over Hoover Dam, circa October 1946
Date
1946-10
Archival Collection
Description
An image of airplanes flying over Boulder Dam and spelling the word "TEN" for the dam's decennial.
Image
Photograph of downstream face of Hoover Dam, circa 1934-1935
Date
1934 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
The downstream face of Hoover (Boulder) Dam at the end of construction as viewed from Black Canyon.
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