The construction of the Hoover Dam. Concrete forms slabs to build the dam's structure, visible below the downstream face of the dam, while intake towers rise behind the dam.
From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Hoover Dam Powerplant where it was the proposed location of states switchyard before commencement of construction on October 2, 1950.
Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00071 Collection Name: Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada Box/Folder: Folder 01 (Restrictions apply)