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Photograph of Earthmover, Hoover Dam, circa 1932.
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Earthmover run by cable. Note on back: ""Marion Steam shovel. - W. A. Davis, 1992.""
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Photograph of power shovel, Hoover Dam, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Power shovel built by G.E. LeTourneau being unloaded from R.R. car before starting tunnel roads. Note on back: "Lowering bucket to put on new cables. According to Wint, LeTourneau never built a shovel. - James J. Hester, son-in-law of W. A. "Wint" Davis, 1992."
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Photograph of broken cable on earth shovel, Hoover Dam, circa 1931.
Date
1930 to 1932
Archival Collection
Description
Circa March 6, 1931, cable on earth shovel broke. Note on back: ""Photo sent to Robling Steel Co. who used it in one of their magazine articles. - W. A. Davis, 1992.""
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Photograph of air compressor during construction, Hoover Dam, circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
Air compressor made by Sullivan used on road; R.J. Le Tourneau built and owned the equipment. The modern version of this machine today is known as the jackhammer.
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Photograph of air compressor at Nevada construction site, Hoover Dam, circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
Another air compressor at the Nevada work site of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam. Note on back: ""Ingersoll-Rand air compressor.""
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Photograph of cement mixer, Hoover Dam, circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
Model cement mixer to be used for Hoover Dam construction. Note on back: ""Inventor's model photographed by Wint in order to apply for a patent. Model of earth mover - self-loading. Object on left is a coupling being used as a counter balance - not part of the design. - James J. Hester, son-in-law of W. A. 'Wint' Davis, 1992.""
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Photograph of road to camp, Hoover Dam, circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
Road to McKeeversville camp by Colorado River. Note on back: ""McKeeversville was also called Hooverville or Ragtown. Early photo - at this time the only people on the river were the three boatmen. - W. A. Davis, 1992.""
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Photograph of Leonard Fayle, Jean (Nev.), June 1904
Date
1904-06
Archival Collection
Description
Young Leonard Fayle stands at a doorway looking outside his home.
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Photograph of Jessie Jones, Jean (Nev.), June 1904
Date
1904-06
Archival Collection
Description
Jessie Jones at the railroad station in Jean, Nevada. (c. 1904-06)
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Photograph of Jean, Arthur, and Leonard Fayle, 1915-1920
Date
1915 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Standing from left to right, Jean Nevada Fayle with her brothers Leonard Ray and George Arthur.
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