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Photograph of plant construction, Hoover Dam, circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
Plant where gravel was washed on Nevada side of Hoover Dam once the site was completed.
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Photograph of mixing plant, Hoover Dam, circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Hoover Dam site, looking down at high mix plant location.
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Photograph of abandoned museum structure, Lost City (Nev.), 1934
Date
1934
Archival Collection
Description
Small temporary museum room at the "Lost City" reconstructed houses site to be abandoned and inundated.
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Photograph of workers in action, Hoover Dam, approximately 1931-1936
Date
1931 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
A photograph of busy construction workers at the Hoover Dam. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Photograph of men in a boat, Colorado River, approximately 1931-1936
Date
1931 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
A boat full of men crossing the Colorado River to get to the Hoover Dam construction site.
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Aerial view of the Hoover Dam, approximately 1934-1936
Date
1934 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
An aerial view of the Hoover Dam and the scenery around it. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Photograph of water from the Colorado River leading up to the Hoover Dam, 1936
Date
1936
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the new and finished Hoover Dam in Nevada. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Audio clip from interview with Mike and Sallie Gordon by Adriane Massa, March 2, 1977
Date
1977-03-02
Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Mike and Sallie Gordon on March 2, 1977. In this clip, Gordon discusses moving to Nevada and life in Las Vegas.
Sound
Audio clip from interview with Sallie and Mike Gordon by Adriane Massa, March 2, 1977
Date
1977-03-02
Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Sallie and Mike Gordon on March 2, 1977. In this clip, the Gordon's discuss Southern Nevada during the Depression and building in the early days of Las Vegas.
Sound
Photograph of Hoover Dam, December 3, 1932
Date
1932-12-31
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image showing a downstream view of the Hoover Dam construction site from the lower slope of the upper cofferdam. The excavation for the base of the Nevada intake towers can be seen in the upper right. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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