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Photograph at Hoover Dam site, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
View at Colorado River area near Hoover Dam site. Photographer W.A. Davis disagrees with the identification. He says, "Hills west (10 miles) of Las Vegas, Charleston range in background. Petroglyphs on the rocks, Rocks are red and yellow."
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Hoover Dam discharge bridge: photographic print
Date
1942-03-02
Archival Collection
Description
From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Hoover Dam on 8/6/41, the Arizona Drumgate lowered for the discharge of 15,000.
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Postcard showing the construction site of Hoover Dam, Black Canyon, circa 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of the construction site of Hoover Dam, previously known as Boulder Dam, in Black Canyon. Constructed in the 1930s, Hoover Dam crosses the Colorado River on the state line between Arizona and Nevada. Also considered to be an engineering wonder and the world's largest dam during its time of construction, Hoover Dam provides much-needed irrigation and hydroelectric power to the Southwest region of the United States. Transcribed onto the top border of the image: "Black Canyon, Boulder Dam Site."
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Slide of Hoover Dam spillway, circa late 1930s.
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An image showing an aerial view of people looking at one of the Hoover Dam spillways. Automobiles travel over a concrete bridge. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of construction pulleys, Hoover Dam, approximately 1931-1934
Date
1931 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
An image of construction on the Hoover Dam including construction materials like pulleys. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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A Dam Story, 2005
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Guide to the Canadian Film Centre Worldwide Short Film Festival Submissions
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00615
Collection Name: Guide to the Canadian Film Centre Worldwide Short Film Festival Submissions
Box/Folder: Box 2005-039
Collection Name: Guide to the Canadian Film Centre Worldwide Short Film Festival Submissions
Box/Folder: Box 2005-039
Archival Component
Postcard of visitors at Hoover Dam, 1934-1952
Date
1934 to 1952
Archival Collection
Description
A group of visitors waiting for elevator to go down into the Hoover Dam powerhouse.
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Postcard of the Hoover Dam, Nevada, circa 1930-1935
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of a catwalk during the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction period.
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Photograph of a man on a catwalk, Hoover Dam, approximately 1931-1936
Date
1931 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified man standing on a catwalk during construction on the Hoover Dam. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Film transparency of Hoover Dam, circa mid 1950s
Date
1953 to 1956
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the downstream face of Hoover Dam; from this angle the power house can be seen at the base of the dam, along with intake towers in Lake Mead.
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