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Photograph of visitors at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
An image of visitors boarding an elevator for a tour of Hoover Dam. Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of power generators at Hoover Dam, circa 1935
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of workers completing construction on the generators and interior of Hoover Dam. Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Film transparency of Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An image showing the upstream face of Hoover Dam; intake towers can be seen in Lake Mead. Note: Boulder Dam was renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Film transparency of Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An image showing the upstream face of Hoover Dam; intake towers can be seen in Lake Mead. Note: Boulder Dam was renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Postcard of Hoover Dam spillway, circa 1935-1936
Date
1935 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
Text on bottom of image reads: "Spillway at Boulder Dam- big enough to float a battleship." Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Postcard with three photographs of Hoover Dam, Nevada, 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Oversized postcard with three scenes from Hoover Dam: people standing in front of the downstream face of the dam; automobile traffic on the dam crest, showing the tops of two of the intake towers; the downstream face of the dam and the power houses. Caption: "Greetings from the world's highest dam, Hoover Dam." On back: "P29348. Plastichrome by Colourpicture Publishers, Inc., Boston, Mass."
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Photograph of Hoover Dam spillway, 1934-1939
Date
1934 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of water flowing through one of two spillways in the Hoover Dam.
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Photograph of construction at Hoover Dam, October 2, 1934
Date
1934-10-02
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the eight cubic yard capacity bucket discharging a load into the upstream face of Hoover Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of construction, Hoover Dam, November 18, 1932
Date
1932-11-18
Archival Collection
Description
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.
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Postcard of Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s to 1950s
Date
1935 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An artistic rendering of the illuminated roadway and intake towers of Hoover Dam at night.
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