Black and white image of the completed Hoover Dam with water seen spilling through the Arizona penstock outlets. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
Close up photograph of a sculpture at Hoover Dam. There are rocks and boulders in the background. This photograph was taken sometime between 1950-1969.
Looking upstream before the cofferdams were in; Nevada side on left. Note work boat on Arizona side, carrying dynamite batteries from above dam to dam site. Note on back: "All the blasting Wint observed used a generator, not batteries. Later the power was provided by permanent lines. - James J. Hester, son-in-law of W. A. "Wint" Davis, photog."
Looking upstream at the Boulder Dam (now called Hoover Dam) under construction. "Boulder Dam, looking upstream. August 7, 1933 2299" is written at the bottom of the photo. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)