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Photograph of Hoover Dam construction, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
The Lewis Construction Company drilling railroad tunnels made of U.S. Construction Railroad to the Hoover Dam site near Boulder City, Nevada.
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Construction in the Hoover Dam: photographic print
Date
1934-05-31
Archival Collection
Description
Individuals work on construction of the Hoover dam. Bucket sips are being filled with dirt and muck from the deep inner gorge of the Black Canyon.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam construction, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
The LeTourneau Construction Company building Black Canyon Highway to Hoover Dam site near Boulder City, Nevada. Image was taking in the summer of 1931.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam construction, 1933
Date
1933
Archival Collection
Description
Handwritten description of provided on back of image: "Taken by Robert Corvan, 1933. Up-river side of Hoover Dam before Lake Mead was filled."
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Postcard from the Hoover Dam, 1936-1947
Date
1936 to 1947
Archival Collection
Description
An illustrated postcard from the Hoover Dam that reads: "Greetings from Hoover (Boulder) Dam."
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, August 8, 1967
Date
1967-08-08
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Hoover Dam. A rare view of Hoover Dam against a cloud pattern in a desert sky that is usually clear. The world-famous dam, completed by the Bureau of Reclamation, conquered the Colorado River for the first time in history. The dam, spanning the river between Nevada and Arizona, provides all of Reclamation's multipurpose benefits: flood protection, river control, water storage and conservation for irrigation; municipal and industrial uses; generation of low-cost hydroelectric energy; enhancement of navigation; recreation; and fish and wildlife protection.
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Postcard of Hoover Dam construction, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
Illustration of Boulder Dam, later called Hoover Dam, construction. Caption reads: "A close-up, showing construction detail, Boulder Dam, Colorado River."
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Photograph of a turbine, Hoover Dam, 1931-1936
Date
1931 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
The inside of the turbine room in the Hoover Dam in the early 1930s. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Photograph water at the Hoover Dam, 1936-1940
Date
1936 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
Water gushing at the Hoover Dam when it was called the Boulder Dam. In 1947 it was renamed the Hoover Dam. Written at the top of the photo: "BDRA. Nev. 4.36 342." Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s
Date
1935 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Hoover Dam's crest at night. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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