Black and white image of Dick Woodward (left) and Ellis L. Armstrong at a party held by the Young Presidents' Organization on the roof of the powerhouse at Hoover Dam. Nearly 1,000 people attended, all wearing hard hats, and were the first to use this setting.
Black and white image of Secretary of the Interior, Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, on a tour of inspection at Hoover Dam. It was under Dr. Wilbur's supervision that the Boulder Canyon Project was commenced. In the background the concrete form used in lining the 50-foot diversion tunnels at the outlet portal of Diversion Tunnel No. 2 can be seen. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
Black and white image showing the completed construction of Diversion Tunnel No. 4, one of four 50-foot diversion tunnels at Hoover Dam. Construction men can be seen at the base of the tunnel. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
Black and white image of President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivering the dedication address at Hoover Dam. The sign underneath him reads: "Franklin D. Roosevelt; President of the United States; Dedicating the Boulder Dam - Sept. 30, 1935." Handwritten text on the image reads: "Photographed by Walter J. Lubken, Six Com. Inc." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
Black and white image of John Chatfield Page, Senator Harold L. Ickes, Mrs. Ickes, and I. C. Harris, in the Nevada wing of the Hoover Dam power plant. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
Black and white image of a mud deposit at Hoover Dam. This site can be seen at mile 257, and a member of the survey crew displays a representative sample of one of the mud cubes formed to show the depth of the crevices. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
Black and white image of workers placing concrete in column H-5 between elevation 630 and elevation 635 during the test pour made before the Hoover Dam Board of Consulting Engineers. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
Black and white image of crowds waiting to visit the Hoover Dam power plant on Memorial Day in 1937. Many people are holding tickets ready for the guide to collect. The roof of the cashier's booth is visible beyond the awning. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
Black and white image of the Arizona-side generator room at Hoover Dam, as seen from the balcony at elevation 705. The 40,000 kilowatt ampere generator installed in unit 48 is visible in the background. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
Black and white image of Hoover Dam under construction. This view is looking down into the upper cofferdam area from the rim of the Arizona side of Black Canyon. Also visible are a temporary earth diversion dam and steel sheet piling extending out from the Nevada abutment and marking the upstream toe of the cofferdam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.