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Slide of intake towers at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s-1950s
Date
1936 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Hoover Dam's intake towers. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Slide of intake towers at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s-1950s
Date
1936 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Hoover Dam's intake towers. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Slide of intake towers at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s-1950s
Date
1936 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Hoover Dam's intake towers. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Film transparency of Hoover Dam's downstream face, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Hoover Dam's downstream face. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, circa 1935-1936
Date
1935 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of ground view from the upstream side of Hoover (Boulder) Dam. The four intake towers can be seen in this image.
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Postcard of lookout point at Hoover Dam, circa late 1940s
Date
1947 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
An image showing a bird's eye view of visitors peering over a lookout point at Hoover Dam. Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947. Caption on bottom of image reads: "Lookout Point - Hoover Dam - 293 Oakes."
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Slide of the construction phase of Hoover Dam, March 27, 1931
Date
1931-03-27
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the construction phase of the Boulder Canyon Project, also known as Hoover Dam. Excavation for the Hoover Dam construction substation by the Nevada-California Power Company is visible. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of the unveiling of the memorial plaque, Hoover Dam, September 30, 1935
Date
1935-09-30
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the memorial plaque after it was unveiled at Boulder Dam. Spectators of the event gathered beneath the plaque commemorating the 96 men who had died during the construction of the dam. Transcribed across the center of the plaque: "They died to make the desert bloom." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Postcard showing Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s-1940s
Date
1936 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
A postcard with the description "Reflections of Boulder Dam in Lake Mead" printed on it. The name was officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Film transparency of Hoover Dam construction, circa 1931-1933
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
An image showing a view down a Hoover Dam tunnel during construction; an unidentified man is sitting on a truck on the far end. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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