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Photograph of dam construction, Hoover Dam, March 23, 1932
Date
1932-03-23
Archival Collection
Description
Concrete lining in the diversion tunnels. Two cubic-yard buckets are suspended from the Gantry Crane. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
Image
Slide of downstream face of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the downstream face of Hoover Dam including the powerhouse and one of the diversion tunnel portals. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
Image
Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print
Date
1971-05-04
Description
A telephoto view of the muck disposal area on the Arizona side, below the lower portals of Diversion Tunnels #3 and #4. Jan. 19, 1932.
Hoover Dam photographs, 1930-1959
Level of Description
Series
Scope and Contents
Materials contain photographic prints, photographic slides, and photographic negatives depicting the Hoover (Boulder) Dam from 1930 to 1959. The photographs primarily depict the completed dam, including its upstream and downstream faces, diversion tunnels, outlet works, powerhouse, intake towers, crest, and spillways. The photographs depict the dam from numerous angles, including photographs taken from both the Nevada and Arizona sides of the dam, the Colorado River, Lake Mead, and aerial photographs taken from planes.
Archival Collection
L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00100
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
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Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Transcript of interview with Frances Montes by Barbara Agonia, 2001-2002
Date
2001-10-25
2001-11-02
2001-12-28
2002-08-24
Archival Collection
Description
Frances "Fran" Montes is the first woman to serve as president of Hispanics in Politics (HIP) and one of a small number of Hispanic women who are acknowedged as spokespersons for the diverse Hispanic community in the Las Vegas Valley. She is the Diversity Officer for Bechtel Nevada Corporation, a member of the Latin Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Community Advisory Board of the Women's Research Institute of Nevada, and one of the earliest members of NALA (Nevada Association of Latin Americans).
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