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Photograph of construction towers and lines at the base of Hoover Dam, approximately 1931-1936
Date
1931 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
Looking up to some construction equipment and pulleys at the base of the Hoover Dam. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
Image
Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print
Date
1971-05-04
Description
One of the Mack trucks in front of the upper portal of Diversion Tunnel #2. This truck has 9 cubic yards capacity. Note the steel canopies over the driver's heads on all the trucks. Jan. 28, 1932.
Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print
Date
1971-05-04
Description
A flashlight photograph of the interior of one of the diversion tunnels. The drilling jumbo is working at the tunnel face. The 12' by 12' top-heading can be plainly seen. January 28, 1932.
Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print
Date
1971-05-04
Description
One of the drilling jumbos ready for action. This view was posed outside the tunnel, just as the swing shift was ready to go to work on the upper portal of Diversion Tunnel #1. January 28, 1932.
Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print
Date
1971-05-04
Description
Drilling jumbos (aka Williams Jumbo) mounted on the back of a truck for starting construction of lower portal No. 4, Arizona side of Black Canyon. 9-26-31. (This first wood-frame jumbo was experimental - the jumbos later were steel pipe)
Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print
Date
1971-06-03
Description
Looking up Black Canyon from a point below all the lower portals, showing the Government pumping plant (lower left), the Six Companies' compressor plant (middle left), the location of the lower portals, & the highway loop above the canyon wall (upper center) - 7/30/31.
Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print
Date
1971-08-03
Description
Pg.11 #2419 Boulder Dam. Nov. 7th, 1933 Pg.11 #2428 Boulder Dam. (note 10 ft. diameter Power House Gallery forms being installed) Nov. 22nd, 1933.
Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print
Date
1971-08-03
Description
p.16 #1074 Scaling down canyon wall, in excavation for intake tower on Nevada side. Apr. 1, 1932. p.16 #1073 Close-up of No.1074 to the left. Workmen are 700 feet above river. Apr. 1, 1932.
Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print
Date
1972-02-22
Description
Pg.23 #2534 Boulder Dam, looking upstream. Cooling Tower in foreground. Feb. 15th, 1934. Pg.23 #2560 General view of Boulder Dam, looking upstream. March 1st, 1934.
Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print
Date
1972-03-02
Description
Pg.43 #2789 Boulder Dam, looking upstream from Lookout Point. July 31st, 1934. Pg.43 #2777 Looking downstream at Boulder Dam, from the Arizona side. July 24th, 1934.