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Hoover Dam album, image 010
Date
1931 to 1936
Description
Machinery for construction of Boulder Dam, 1931-1936
Image
Boulder Dam switchyard, showing excavation and construction. Note Boulder Dam highway in background: photographic print, 1935 October 28
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00267
Collection Name: Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02
Collection Name: Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02
Archival Component
Photograph of Boulder Dam site, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1931-1936
Date
1931 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of the Hoover Dam site (once known as the Boulder Dam), with the Colorado River visible.
Image
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.
Image
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)
Image
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.
Image
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.
Image
Film transparency of the Boulder Dam Power Decennial plaque, October 25, 1946
Date
1946-10-25
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the Boulder Dam Power Decennial plaque, which was made for the ten year anniversary of Boulder Dam, renamed Hoover Dam in 1947. Depicted on the sign is an outline of the downstream face of the Hoover Dam, along with outlines of the state seals of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Transcribed from text across the sign: "Boulder Dam, Power Decennial. Flood Control - Irrigation - Power. Saluting Boulder Dam On Its Tenth Year Of Commercial Power Production. 1936-1946. Honoring The People Of The Colorado River Basin States. Whose initiative brought forth Boulder Dam, making possible: The maximum utilization of the water resources of this great river system; The prevention of floods; The conservation of water; The availability of hydroelectric energy to a wide area."
Image
Hoover Dam Postcards, Image 001
Date
1931
Description
Lake Mead from observation point, Boulder Dam
Image
Hoover Dam album, image 023
Date
1931 to 1936
Description
Arizona spillway and bridge, Boulder Dam, 1931-1936
Image