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Photograph of railroad car, Hoover Dam, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Workers surrounding railroad car on end of track. Note: Crane lifted rails but men carried ties.
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Photograph of dump trucks, Hoover Dam, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Trucks dumping muck into railroad cars. Note on back: "Canyon wall has already been cleared by high scalers. - W. A. Davis."
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Photograph of rock blasting, Hoover Dam, circa 1931
Date
1930 to 1932
Archival Collection
Description
Blasting rock upstream of Dam site. Note suspension foot bridge and larger, small truck bridge. Note on back: "Two men were blown up at this spot the day Wint took this photo - James J. Hester, son-in-law of W. A. 'Wint' Davis."
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Photograph of blasting rock, Hoover Dam, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Blasting rock at noon-time, everyday, to put anchors in place. Note cameraman in foreground.
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Photograph of blasting rock, Hoover Dam, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Blasting rock at noon-time, everyday, to put anchors in place. Note cameraman in foreground. Overhead cables used to transport materials and men from top of canyon to basin.
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Photograph of cofferdam construction, Hoover Dam, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Starting to build the cofferdam. Bridge used to dump load after load of rock into the river.
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Photograph of Welding shop, Hoover Dam, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Overhead view of welding/blacksmith shop at end of diversion tunnel on downstream side. Pictured are sharpened drill bits made of tie bolts.
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Photograph of canyon scalers, Hoover Dam, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
High scalers on canyon walls. "Hi-scalers going up. Skip hauling high scalers up to their work station - W. A. Davis."
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Photograph of tunnel at Hoover Dam site, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
View of a few workers starting pilot tunnel, work was completed before diversion tunnel.
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Photograph of tunnel at Hoover Dam site, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
View of a few workers starting to create the pilot tunnel; work was completed before diversion tunnel. Note on back: "Starting the portal, 10 ft. bore, not more than 20 ft. deep in this photo - W. A. Davis, 1992."
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