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Hoover Dam album, image 016
Date
1931 to 1936
Description
Construction of Boulder Dam, 1931-1936
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Hoover Dam album, image 003
Date
1931 to 1936
Description
Construction of Boulder Dam, 1931-1936
Image
Hoover Dam album, image 007
Date
1931 to 1936
Description
Construction of Boulder Dam, 1931-1936
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Film transparency of the crest of Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s
Date
1934 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the crest of Boulder Dam lined with automobiles. Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Postcard of loaded box car, Hoover Dam, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An artists' color rendering of the lowering of a loaded boxcar on the downstream side of Hoover (Boulder) Dam.
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Postcard of Hoover Dam tower and lines, circa 1935
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
Transmission tower and lines near Hoover Dam. Caption on top of postcard reads: "Boulder Dam power for Arizona! Towers like this will carry low-cost energy into Arizona when this state follows the example afforded by California and Nevada." Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph water at the Hoover Dam, 1936-1940
Date
1936 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
Water gushing at the Hoover Dam when it was called the Boulder Dam. In 1947 it was renamed the Hoover Dam. Written at the top of the photo: "BDRA. Nev. 4.36 342." Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Hoover Dam Postcards, Image 009
Date
1931
Description
Fishing on Beautiful Lake Mead, Boulder Dam
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Hoover Dam album, image 011
Date
1931 to 1936
Description
Machinery for construction of Boulder Dam, 1931-1936
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