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Photograph of government and Six Companies officials, Hoover Dam, February 9, 1932
Date
1932-02-09
Archival Collection
Description
Government and Six Companies officials inspecting the Nevada spillway. Left to right: Norman S. Gallison, H. J. Lawler, Walker R. Young, Charles A. Shea, E. O. Wattis, Dr. Elwood Mead, Frank T. Crave, R. F. Walter and W. A. Bechtel. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Photograph of Union Pacific streamliner, Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1931 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the Union Pacific streamliner brought to the Hoover (Boulder) Dam site with special a train via Six Companies Inc. This corporation was formed through six different companies in order to build the Hoover Dam.
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Photograph of Union Pacific streamliner, Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1931 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the Union Pacific streamliner brought to the Hoover (Boulder) Dam site with special a train via Six Companies Inc. This corporation was formed through six different companies in order to build the Hoover Dam.
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Film transparency of the downstream face of Hoover Dam, circa 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
A color image showing Hoover Dam's downstream face; from this angle, water can be seen pouring out of the spillways located on either side of the dam and creating a mist which produces a rainbow in the sunlight in front of the dam.
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Film transparency of construction on downstream face of Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s
Date
1933 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Hoover Dam's downstream face during construction.
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Postcard of Hoover Dam during construction, circa late 1920s - early 1930s
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with postcard: "At Cape Horn - Hoover Dam."
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Slide of the beginning of a 5000-hole blast, Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1930 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image showing the beginning of a 5000-hole dynamite blast in Black Canyon at the site of Hoover Dam construction. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photographs of Hoover Dam construction, Boulder City (Nev.), 1931-1936
Date
1931 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
Leather-bound photo album entitled "Snap Shots: Boulder Dam - Colorado River" with images of Hoover Dam during construction
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Film strip of documents contributing to the construction of Hoover Dam: photographic print
Date
1935-05
1933-09-15
Archival Collection
Description
This photograph has four images. The first one (0272_0087) shows a Six Companies Inc. employee card in name of J.T. Kizziar, dated Sept. 15, 1933, Pass #3036. The second image (0272_0088) depicts a J.T. Kizziar's Six Companies credit card for use in Boulder City. The third one (0272_0089) shows a visitors pass for the Boulder Canyon Project. The pass was needed to travel in and out of the area controlled by the Department of the Interior. The fourth image (0272_0090) shows a memorial erected in honor of the men who lost their lives in the construction of the dam. It was dedicated by the Boulder City Central Labor Council, May 1935.
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Photograph of the highway across the crest of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s-1940s
Date
1936 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the highway across the crest of Hoover Dam, as seen from the Nevada side.
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