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Photograph of Boulder Beach campground, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified individual stands next to trees and tent at the Boulder Beach campground.
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Photograph of Fechner, Wirth, and Harris, Hoover Dam, 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Director Robert Fechner (center) of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Assistant Director Wirth (right) of the National Park Service, and engineer Irving Harris of the Bureau of Reclamation pose for a picture at the Boulder (Hoover) Dam. The men are on a tour of the dam's powerhouse. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Photograph of spectators parked at Hoover Dam, September 9, 1940
Date
1940-09-09
Archival Collection
Description
People line up with their cars on a bank of Lake Mead facing the Hoover Dam. More cars are parked along the dam's surface road. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Photograph of Lake Mead from the top of the Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, December 4, 1939
Date
1939-12-04
Archival Collection
Description
View of Lake Mead from Hoover Dam, printed in a magazine or book. The inscription reads: "This upstream view from the crest of Boulder Dam, illustrates the tremendous proportions of Boulder Lake, and shows, by the intake tower, how much higher the lake can eventually rise."
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Photograph of aerial view of Hoover Dam dividing river and lake, December 7, 1939
Date
1939-12-07
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Hoover Dam splitting apart the Colorado River (above) and Lake Mead (below). Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
Image
Photograph of informational image of Hoover Dam, December 7, 1939
Date
1939-12-07
Archival Collection
Description
Colorado River-Hoover Dam. View showing construction work on powerhouse. Photo from a book or a magazine; inscription reads: "With the dam proper completed, construction work on the power house is being rushed to completion 24 hours of the day." Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Photograph of aerial view of Hoover Dam, December 4, 1939
Date
1939-12-04
Archival Collection
Description
Colorado River-Hoover Dam. Panorama of Boulder Dam and lower part of Lake Mead. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
Image
Photograph of view of Boulder Dam, Hoover Dam, December 4, 1939
Date
1939-12-04
Archival Collection
Description
Colorado River-Hoover Dam. Views of Boulder Dam printed in book or magazine; numbers on the photo correspond to particular areas described at the bottom of the image. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Photograph of Arizona side of Hoover Dam, December 7, 1939
Date
1939-12-07
Archival Collection
Description
Colorado River-Hoover Dam. View of Boulder Dam from the Arizona side of the Colorado River. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Photograph of powerhouse construction printed in book, Hoover Dam, January 4, 1940
Date
1940-01-04
Archival Collection
Description
Colorado River-Hoover Dam. Dam and powerhouse construction from book: Boulder Dam of the Great Southwest by Ralph B. Simmons' 1936. Inscription reads: "Below the massive wedge of concrete showing the power house rising against the hard rock walls of Black Canyon." Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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