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Photograph of Hoover Dam interior, 1935-1940
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
Interior of Hoover Dam. It was originally called the Boulder Dam, but renamed in 1947 as the Hoover Dam. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Photograph of Hoover Dam spillway, 1935-1940
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
The spillway of the Hoover Dam. It was named Boulder Dam until 1947, when it was offically renamed the Hoover Dam. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Photograph of Hoover Dam during construction, 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of Hoover Dam's downstream face, looking up during the construction of the Hoover Dam, 1930s.
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Postcard of the Hoover Dam, 1936-1950s
Date
1936 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
View of the Hoover Dam from above. Written on the bottom of the postcard is: "Boulder Dam and Fortification Mt[?] 660 Vegas Studio."
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Hoover Dam area: photographic print
Date
1930 (year uncertain) to 1933 (year uncertain)
Archival Collection
Description
Pinhole view of the Hoover Dam area looking west. The U.S. Construction Railroad and the Black Canyon highway is depicted in the foreground of the photograph.
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Hoover Dam switchyard: photographic print
Date
1950 (year approximate) to 1959 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Hoover Dam Switchyard circa 1950s.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam construction, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
The Lewis Construction Company drilling railroad tunnels made of U.S. Construction Railroad to the Hoover Dam site near Boulder City, Nevada.
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Construction in the Hoover Dam: photographic print
Date
1934-05-31
Archival Collection
Description
Individuals work on construction of the Hoover dam. Bucket sips are being filled with dirt and muck from the deep inner gorge of the Black Canyon.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam construction, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
The LeTourneau Construction Company building Black Canyon Highway to Hoover Dam site near Boulder City, Nevada. Image was taking in the summer of 1931.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam construction, 1933
Date
1933
Archival Collection
Description
Handwritten description of provided on back of image: "Taken by Robert Corvan, 1933. Up-river side of Hoover Dam before Lake Mead was filled."
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