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Postcard showing the downstream face of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

Caption at bottom of image reads: "Night view of Boulder Dam as the visitors see it from the Nevada lookout point." Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Postcard showing the Winged Figures of the Republic at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

A view of the Winged Figures of the Republic at Hoover Dam; the inscription at the base of the flagpole is printed on the postcard: "It is fitting that the flag of our country should fly here in honor of those men who , inspired by a vision of lonely land, made fruitful, conceived this great work, and of those others whose genius and labor made that vision a reality."

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Postcard showing power generators at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s-1940s

Date

1936 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

Caption on right of postcard reads: " The Nevada wing of Boulder Dam power house as seen from visitors' gallery." Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Postcard showing the visitors' gallery inside Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s-1940s

Date

1936 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

Caption on postcard reads: "The visitor's gallery inside Boulder Dam." Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Postcard showing visitors' elevator at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s-1940s

Date

1936 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

A view of visitors boarding an elevator on "[the] Highway on crest of Boulder Dam, with elevator tower where visitors are conducted by guides to powerhouse." Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Postcard showing the upstream face of Hoover Dam, circa 1935

Date

1935

Archival Collection

Description

A view of the upstream face of the newly completed Hoover Dam, intake towers, and rising waters of Lake Mead. Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Postcard showing Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s

Date

1936 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

Caption on postcard reads: "Boulder Dam from above the Arizona spillway." Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Postcard showing the downstream face of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

Caption at right of image reads: "The downstream face of Hoover Dam from the Nevada lookout point." Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Postcard showing Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s-1940s

Date

1936 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

A postcard with the description "Reflections of Boulder Dam in Lake Mead" printed on it. The name was officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Postcard of the Colorado River and Lake Mead, circa mid 1930s

Date

1934 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

A comparison of the Upper Colorado River in 1934 and Lake Mead after the dam's opening, likely in the late 1930s.

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