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Photograph of Hoover Dam, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
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."
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Postcard of crest of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
An image showing a street view of the Hoover Dam elevators at night. Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Film transparency of Hoover Dam, circa 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the downstream face of Hoover Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of the Nevada spillway, Hoover Dam, May 1933
Date
1933-05
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the Nevada spillway at Hoover Dam under construction. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of the Hoover Dam diversion tunnels, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
Construction diversion tunnels at Hoover Dam site near Boulder City, Nevada, 1931.
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Photograph of fishing at Hoover Dam, circa 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified man fishing on Lake Mead. Hoover Dam's upstream face and intake towers are prominently featured in the photograph.
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Postcard of power generators at Hoover Dam, circa 1935-1940
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
An image of 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 the Hoover Dam construction site, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
The view of a diversion tunnel under construction at the Hoover Dam site.
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Slide of the construction phase of Hoover Dam, April 1, 1933
Date
1933-04-01
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the construction phase of Hoover Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Film transparency of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1936 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An image of cars lining the top of the Hoover Dam crest. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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