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Tunnels in the Hoover Dam: photographic print
Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Two inversion tunnels used during the construction of Hoover Dam.
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Photograph of canyon and dam construction, Hoover Dam, January 1933
Date
1933-01
Archival Collection
Description
Looking upstream from the Arizona canyon wall at the Hoover Dam, January 1933. The Colorado River curves around the bend of mountainous rock on the Arizona-side of the river.
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Photograph of construction of Hoover Dam, 1934
Date
1934-01
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph taken by John McCreary of the construction of the spillway at Hoover dam, 1934 January.
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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 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 of Hoover Dam construction, 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Blasting operations in the background during the construction of the Hoover Dam, 1930s.
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Photograph of ferry, Hoover Dam, 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Ferry moves along the river at the Hoover Dam.
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Photograph of the newly constructed Hoover Dam, 1936
Date
1936
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the finished Hoover Dam and Lake Mead nearly full. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Postcard of the Hoover Dam, 1936-1950s
Date
1936 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
View of the Hoover Dam from above. Written on the bottom of the postcard is: "Boulder Dam and Fortification Mt[?] 660 Vegas Studio."
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, circa 1935
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
Picture of the power substation construction at Hoover (Boulder) Dam.
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