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Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1977-03-08

Description

Pg.53 #2905 Central section of the Powerhouse, looking toward the Nevada side, showing the floor level. No. 2 adit car in the extreme background. Oct. 30th, 1934. Pg.53 #2910 Looking downstream into the Arizona Powerhouse, showing location of the turbine rooms, from room galleries, and penstocks. Oct. 30th, 1934. Pg.53 #2908 Nevada Powerhouse, showing the reinforcing and walls around the penstock openings. Pumpcrete machine is in the butterfly valve gallery between the rock abutment and the turbine rooms. Oct. 30th, 1934. Pg.53 #2914 Looking upstream into the pipe gallery in the Nevada Powerhouse, showing beams and concrete. Oct. 30th, 1934.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1977-10-27

Description

Pg.66 #3136 Close-up of the Arizona Intake Towers - No.6 on left, No.3 on right. Note the forms for the dome of Intake Tower No.6. March 4th, 1935. Pg.66 #3133 View from the Arizona Spillway bridge, looking downstream into No.4 raise, showing general construction methods. Feb. 25th,1935. Pg.66 #3120 Looking downstream from the Arizona side, showing Boulder Dam, the Intake Towers and general layout. Note the dome formed on one of the Intake Towers. Feb. 25th, 1935. Pg.66 #3139 The run-around excavated in the old top heading adit, to facilitate handling concrete for No.4 Plug. March 4th, 1935.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1978-02-08

Description

Pg.73 #3238 Telephoto view of the Arizona Valve House. Apr. 25, 1935. Pg.73 #3234 A telephoto view from the Nevada side, showing some of the Arizona power House roof girders in position. Note the Universal Crane on top. The girder on the flat car has just been lowered by means of the Government Cableway. Apr. 25, 1935. Pg.73 #3237 Telephoto of the Nevada Valve House. Note the forms for the roof beams being built. Apr. 25, 1935. Pg.73 #3245 View taken from the upstream end of No.4 Plug, looking downstream, showing the method of pouring. Apr. 26, 1935.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1978-03-22

Description

Pg.74 #3203 View of Power House Governor Gallery, elevation 645, looking downstream on the Arizona side. Apr. 10, 1935. Pg.74 #3199 View of Power House Pump Gallery, elevation 625, looking downstream on the Arizona side. Apr. 10, 1935. Pg.74 #3201 View of Power House Turbine Gallery, elevation 643, looking downstream on the Arizona side. Apr. 10, 1935. Pg.74 #3194 View of Power House Cable Gallery, elevation 653, looking downstream on the Arizona side. Apr. 10, 1935.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1978-06-23

Description

Pg.76 #3269 Boulder Dam, looking downstream from the Arizona side. May 27, 1935. Pg.76 #3284 Looking in a general downstream direction, on the Arizona Black Canyon Highway, showing Six Companies Inc. road work. May 27, 1935. Pg.76 #3296 Boulder Dam, looking downstream from the Nevada side, showing Spillways and the Intake Towers. June 1, 1935. Pg.76 #3303 View of the open cut portion of the Switchyard Control Circuit Tunnel. Shovel is excavating for the Switchyard, and the building in the foreground is the power sub-station. The Babcock and Wilcox Company plant can be seen in the extreme background. June 1, 1935.

Aerial photograph of upstream face of Hoover Dam, circa 1933-1935

Date

1933 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

An image showing an aerial view of the nearly completed Hoover Dam in Black Canyon prior to the release of water.

Image

Postcard of Hoover Dam construction, circa late 1920s - early 1930s

Date

1930 to 1935

Description

Description provided on front of image: "No. 2 diversion tunnel with floor and side walls concreted, Hoover Dam, Oakes."

Image

Postcard of the Hoover Dam, Nevada, circa 1930-1935

Date

1930 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

Photograph of a catwalk during the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction period.

Image

Photograph of Hoover Dam mascot, circa 1931-1936

Date

1931 to 1936

Archival Collection

Description

Picture of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam mascot "Nig."

Image

Photograph of the Arizona spillway, Hoover Dam, circa 1935

Date

1935

Archival Collection

Description

Picture of the Arizona spillway and bridge.

Image