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Photograph of Hoover Dam under construction, circa 1934
Date
1933 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of Hoover Dam under construction. Handwritten note on the photograph possibly reads, "To our good friend Dutch Goerceau Bob & Matilda."
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Postcard of Nevada Lookout Point, Hoover Dam, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An artist's color rendering of Lookout Point at Hoover Dam. Text printed on back of postcard: "Lookout Point has been the popular vantage point where thousands of sightseers have viewed with amaxed and intense interest, the progress and development in the building of this spectacular and enormous project. The view from the Nevada side, shows the downstream face of the Dam, the rugged cliffs in Arizona, and Fortification Mountain in the distance."
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Postcard of a highway on Hoover Dam (Nev.), 1934-1952
Date
1934 to 1952
Archival Collection
Description
Many cars on rolling on the highway on crest of Hoover Dam driving to and from Nevada and Arizona.
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Slide of Hoover Dam's downstream face, circa early 1930s
Date
1933 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Hoover Dam's construction as viewed from its downstream side. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Slide of the construction phase of Hoover Dam, January 18, 1933
Date
1933-01-18
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the early construction phase of Hoover Dam in Black Canyon. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Film transparency of Hoover Dam, circa mid 1950s
Date
1953 to 1956
Archival Collection
Description
A view of a man, possibly a park ranger, looking over Hoover Dam; from this angle, intake towers can be seen in the waters of Lake Mead.
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Hoover Dam, Nevada, 1961
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00265
Collection Name: Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-063
Collection Name: Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-063
Archival Component
Photograph of Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, circa 1930s
Date
1931 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of a sailboat on Lake Mead at Hoover Dam.
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Aerial photograph of Hoover Dam, circa 1935-1936
Date
1935 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
An aerial view of Boulder Dam with open jet flow gates (outlet works). Name officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Film transparency of outlet works at Hoover Dam, circa 1930s
Date
1933 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Hoover Dam's outlet works from inside the canyon walls. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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