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Photograph of railroad cars transporting structures to Hoover Dam, circa 1930-1935
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of railroad cars transporting structures to the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site.
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Photograph of railroad cars transporting materials to Hoover Dam, circa 1930-1935
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of railroad cars transporting structures to the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site.
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Photograph of early construction on intake towers, Hoover Dam, January 24, 1934
Date
1934-01-24
Archival Collection
Description
An image of beginning intake tower construction at the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site.
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Photograph of excavations in process at the Lost City near St. Thomas, Nevada, circa 1925
Date
1925 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten inscription by D. Hancock on back of postcard: "This shows some of the excavators at work at the Buried City or 'Lost City' as it is sometimes called. This is near St. Thomas if you wish to look up its approximate location on the map. It was here I went last Spring on one of my trips."
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Photograph of construction trucks in the bed of the Colorado River, 1930-1933
Date
1930 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
A construction site at the base of the Hoover Dam. A label at the bottom of the photo: "Circa 1930's. Construction trucks rumble through the soggy bed of the Colorado River, diverted around the dam site by concrete tunnels to clear the area for the base of the dam."
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