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Postcard of powerhouse at Hoover Dam, circa 1935-1940
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
An image of completed power generators at Hoover Dam. Caption on image reads: "Interior of powerhouse at Boulder Dam, with six 115,000-H.P generators installed. Service Bureau photo." Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, circa 1935
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the upstream face of Hoover Dam. The name was officially changed from Boulder Dam to Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, circa 1935
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the upstream face of Hoover Dam. The name was officially changed from Boulder Dam to Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, 1935-1940
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
This is a photograph of Hoover Dam. Its crest and intake towers are visible in the photograph. Hoover Dam was named as such in 1947, but was previously named the Boulder Dam. "3." is written in the bottom left corner of the photo. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, circa 1935
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the upstream face of Hoover Dam. The name was officially changed from Boulder Dam to Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of boxcar being lowered into Hoover Dam coffer dam, circa 1934-1935
Date
1934 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
View from above of a boxcar being lowered into the nearly completed Hoover (Boulder) Dam.
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Postcard of Hoover Dam, 1934
Date
1934
Archival Collection
Description
High scalers at Hoover Dam, with the Colorado River visible in the left side of the photo. Located on the back of the postcard is a handwritten description.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, 1935-1940
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
Hoover Dam was originally called the Boulder Dam from 1933-1947, but was renamed the Hoover Dam by a joint resolution of Congress. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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