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Postcard of Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s to 1950s
Date
1935 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Boulder Dam from Elks' Point.
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Postcard for Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s to 1950s
Date
1935 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Boulder Dam Busy Correspondence Card.
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Postcard of a dry lake near Hoover Dam, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
Postcard with an illustration of a dry lake in front of mountains. The typed caption reads: "A dry lake near Boulder Dam."
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Photograph of road construction, Hoover Dam, circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
View of workers cutting a road about 3 1/2 miles above the Dam site. They used dynamite to destroy the rocks.
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Photograph of road construction, Hoover Dam, circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
R.G. Le Tourneau (contractor) building road to Dam. Big cut on road to dam; that carryall is the #1 of his earthmovers.
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Photograph of power shovel, Hoover Dam, circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
View of power shovel cutting approach to lower end of diversion tunnels on Nevada side of river.
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Photograph of power shovel, Hoover Dam, circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
View of power shovel cutting approach to lower end of diversion tunnels on Nevada side of river.
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Photograph of pump station, Hoover Dam, circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
View of pump station at lower batch plant. Note on back: ""This photo not taken by W. A. Davis. Photographer may have been Frank Black. - W. A. Davis.""
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Photograph of mixing plant, Hoover Dam, circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
View of the control room in mixing plant where all concrete is mixed for diversion tunnels. A complete record is made by graph of each batch of concrete mixed. ""Scales for meadsuring mixing components. - W.A. Davis.""
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Photograph of railroad materials, Hoover Dam, circa 1931
Date
1930 to 1932
Archival Collection
Description
Railroad materials on road, Fortification Hill in background. Truck-Nevada Transportation Co., owned by Shorty Griffith. Note on back: "Truck delivered dynamite and blasting powder. Looking south toward Hemenway Wash. Fortification Hill is behind photographer to the right side. Unloaded boxes of powder to the right. - W.A. Davis."
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