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Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1971-05-04

Description

Drilling jumbos (aka Williams Jumbo) mounted on the back of a truck for starting construction of lower portal No. 4, Arizona side of Black Canyon. 9-26-31. (This first wood-frame jumbo was experimental - the jumbos later were steel pipe)

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1971-06-03

Description

Looking up Black Canyon from a point below all the lower portals, showing the Government pumping plant (lower left), the Six Companies' compressor plant (middle left), the location of the lower portals, & the highway loop above the canyon wall (upper center) - 7/30/31.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1971-08-03

Description

Pg.11 #2419 Boulder Dam. Nov. 7th, 1933 Pg.11 #2428 Boulder Dam. (note 10 ft. diameter Power House Gallery forms being installed) Nov. 22nd, 1933.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1971-08-03

Description

p.16 #1074 Scaling down canyon wall, in excavation for intake tower on Nevada side. Apr. 1, 1932. p.16 #1073 Close-up of No.1074 to the left. Workmen are 700 feet above river. Apr. 1, 1932.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1972-02-22

Description

Pg.23 #2534 Boulder Dam, looking upstream. Cooling Tower in foreground. Feb. 15th, 1934. Pg.23 #2560 General view of Boulder Dam, looking upstream. March 1st, 1934.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1972-03-02

Description

Pg.43 #2789 Boulder Dam, looking upstream from Lookout Point. July 31st, 1934. Pg.43 #2777 Looking downstream at Boulder Dam, from the Arizona side. July 24th, 1934.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1972-03-08

Description

Pg.44 #2776 Close-up of No. 3 Arizona Intake Tower, showing the cylinder gates being placed. July 24th, 1934. Pg.44 #2775 Close-up of the Arizona Intake Towers, from the High Catwalk. July 24th, 1934.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1972-03-28

Description

Pg.84 #3358 Looking upstream toward Boulder Dam and the Power House. July 25, 1935. Pg.84 #3362 Looking toward the Power House and Valve Houses, from top of Boulder Dam. Jul. 25, 1935.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1972-03-28

Description

Pg.25 #2578 Boulder Dam, looking upstream. March 16th, 1934. Pg.25 #2618 Boulder Dam, looking upstream. April 1st, 1934.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1972-04-12

Description

Pg.1 #2262 Hoover Dam. June 27, 1933. Pg.1 #2256 Cut-off trench at upstream side of Hoover Dam. June 23rd, 1933. Pg.1 #2263 Hoover Dam. June 27th, 1933.