An image of Rotary Club members having lunch at Boulder Dam while Governor Vail Pittman gives a speech. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
The Hoover Dam and Colorado River photographs depict the planning and construction of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam on the Colorado River from approximately 1925 to 1960. The photographs primarily depict the Colorado River, Black Canyon, construction machinery, the dam's diversion tunnels, and the completed dam. Much of the material is comprised of photographic postcards. The items described include black-and-white photographic prints, postcards, negatives, and slides; items listed are photographic prints unless otherwise specified.
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Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00014 Collection Name: Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection Box/Folder: N/A
A group of construction workers that made Boulder Dam get together to take a picture. The man in middle is boss of crew at Boulder Dam, Doc Lawson. All of the crew built/was in charge of center section of power house, machine shops, seismograph room, clock room & battery room. Merlin S. Murphy absent with injury. Taken the summer of 1935.