The grayscale, panoramic view of the area where the construction site of Boulder City was. A train and railroad tracks can be seen in the distant, rocky background.
The grayscale, panoramic view of the area where the construction site of Boulder City was. A train and railroad tracks can be seen in the distant, rocky background.
Color image showing an artist's rendering of the Colorado River, looking upstream, at the Boulder Dam site. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
Rising mushroom cloud after detonation of a nuclear device, most likely at the Nevada Test Site in Nye County, Nevada. Photo credit: Atomic Energy Commission.