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Hoover Dam album, image 013
Date
1931 to 1936
Description
View from Boulder Dam into Lake Mead, 1931-1936
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Hoover Dam Postcards, Image 008
Date
1931
Description
Aerial view of Boulder Dam and lower Basin of Lake Mead
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Hoover Dam Postcards, Image 012
Date
1931
Description
Power line leading from Boulder Dam to Los Angeles.
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Film transparency of railroad boxcar being lowered into Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1931 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
A view of a railroad boxcar being lowered by cable into Hoover Dam.
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Photograph of airplanes over Hoover Dam, circa October 1946
Date
1946-10
Archival Collection
Description
An image of airplanes flying over Boulder Dam and spelling the word "NAVY" for the dam's decennial. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of power plant, Hoover Dam, circa 1940-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Color image of the generators inside the power plant at Hoover Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Construction of the Hoover Dam, image 002: photographic print
Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
The Hoover Dam during its construction some time in the 1930s. Above is a huge penstock pipe suspended from a cable.
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Film transparency of Hoover Dam's crest, circa early 1930s
Date
1933 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Hoover Dam's crest and intake towers as seen from the Nevada upstream side. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Slide of a penstock pipe, Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1931 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of two men standing in front of penstock tunnel piping at the site of Hoover Dam construction. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of intake towers at Hoover Dam, circa 1935
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the completed intake towers and filling the lake at Hoover Dam Intake Towers.
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