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Film transparency of Big Bertha near Boulder City, Nevada, circa October 2, 1933

Date

1933-10-02

Description

Black and white image of "Big Bertha" with the following printed description: Six Companies, Inc. motor transport hauling workmen between Boulder City and the dam. This double decked truck hauls 154 men.

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Film transparency of "Big Bertha" near Boulder City, Nevada, circa early 1930s

Date

1931 to 1935

Description

Black and white image of "Big Bertha," the Six Companies, Inc. motor transport used to haul workmen between Boulder City and Hoover Dam. This double-decker truck could haul 154 men. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Film transparency of three employees of the Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada, December 15, 1931

Date

1931-12-15

Description

Black and white image of three employees from the Stenographic Office at the Bureau of Reclamation with the following printed description: "Left to right: Hannah Houn, Stenographer; Cecile M. Dotson, Mails and File Clerk; Rose V. Crippa, Stenographer."

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Film transparency of fire fighting equipment, Boulder City, Nevada, December 28, 1931

Date

1931-12-28

Description

Black and white image of fire fighters with the following printed description: "Government fire fighting equipment, Boulder City. The driver of the truck is Robert Hewes in charge of fire detail."

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Film transparency of high scalers working on Hoover Dam, August 15, 1932

Date

1932-08-15

Description

Black and white aerial image of several high scalers at work at the Hoover Dam construction site, specifically in the location for the Arizona-side intake towers. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Film transparency of Herbert Hoover touring the Boulder Canyon Project, November 12, 1932

Date

1932-11-12

Description

Black and white image of President Herbert Hoover and official party during an inspection tour of the Boulder Canyon Project. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Film transparency showing construction on a Hoover Dam spillway tunnel, April 26, 1946

Date

1946-04-26

Description

Black and white image with the following printed description: "View showing extension work on Nevada Spillway Tunnel #2 at Hoover Dam. Work performed by Guy F. Atkinson Company of San Francisco, California." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Film transparency of the Nevada spillway, Hoover Dam, August 29, 1933

Date

1933-08-29

Description

Black and white image of Hoover Dam with the following printed description: "Looking upstream through Nevada spillway. Overflow weir under construction at right, completed section of channel lining and parapet at left." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Film transparency of men pouring concrete, Hoover Dam, June 6, 1933

Date

1933-06-06

Description

Black and white image of Hoover Dam with the following printed text: "First 8 cubic yard batch of concrete being placed in Boulder Dam proper." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Film transparency of penstock pipes, Hoover Dam, December 10, 1933

Date

1933-12-10

Description

Black and white image of Hoover Dam with the following printed description: "Thirty-foot-diameter-steel-penstock pipe set up from joint assembly at the Babcock and Wilcox Co. Plant." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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