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Photograph of reservoir, Hoover Dam, February 28, 1935
Date
1935-02-28
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the upstream face of Hoover Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of construction, Hoover Dam, December 20, 1933
Date
1933-12-20
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Hoover Dam as seen from the control tower of the 150-ton cableway on the Nevada rim of Black Canyon. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Uptown Hardware Store, Boulder City, Nevada, August 28, 1939
Date
1939-08-28
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image showing an interior view of the Uptown Hardware Store.
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Photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hoover Dam, September 30, 1935
Date
1935-09-30
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivering the dedication address at Hoover Dam. The sign underneath him reads: "Franklin D. Roosevelt; President of the United States; Dedicating the Boulder Dam - Sept. 30, 1935." Handwritten text on the image reads: "Photographed by Walter J. Lubken, Six Com. Inc." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, November 26, 1935
Date
1935-11-26
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Hoover Dam under construction in Black Canyon. Arizona and Nevada can be seen on either side of the dam in this picture. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of power plant, Hoover Dam, February 23, 1939
Date
1939-02-23
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of John Chatfield Page, Senator Harold L. Ickes, Mrs. Ickes, and I. C. Harris, in the Nevada wing of the Hoover Dam power plant. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of mud deposit, Hoover Dam, March 14, 1939
Date
1939-03-14
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a mud deposit at Hoover Dam. This site can be seen at mile 257, and a member of the survey crew displays a representative sample of one of the mud cubes formed to show the depth of the crevices. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of construction, Hoover Dam, August 31, 1933
Date
1933-08-31
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of workers placing concrete in column H-5 between elevation 630 and elevation 635 during the test pour made before the Hoover Dam Board of Consulting Engineers. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of spillway, Hoover Dam, June 10, 1933
Date
1933-06-10
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of an aerial view looking upstream through the Nevada spillway. At the left are two panels of the overflow weir under construction. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of construction, Hoover Dam, August 29, 1933
Date
1933-08-29
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Hoover Dam construction. A cat-walk is visible, spanning the canyon over the upstream cofferdam. The span is approximately between triangulation points C-7 and C-8. Elevation at the middle of the span is approximately 1,005 feet. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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