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Film transparency showing a marching band at Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

A photograph of a marching band at a Boulder City Rotary Club event at Hoover Dam.

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Film transparency showing intake towers at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s

Date

1936 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

A view of Hoover Dam's intake towers, upstream face, and crest lined with automobiles.

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Film transparency showing the downstream face of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s

Date

1936 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

A bird's eye view of Hoover Dam's downstream face and intake towers behind it.

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Film transparency of a Zodiac Platform inlay at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

A close-up view of the Gemini sign inlay on the Zodiac Platform at Hoover Dam.

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Film transparency of an inlay on the Zodiac Platform at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

A close-up view of the Sagitarius sign inlay on the Zodiac Platform at Hoover Dam.

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Film transparency of businessmen, politicians, and engineers at Hoover Dam, June 6, 1933

Date

1933-06-06

Description

Black and white image of the group of men who witnessed the pouring of the first concrete in Hoover Dam proper. From left to right: H. J. Lawler, Director of Six Companies, Inc.; Walker R. Young, Construction Engineer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Frank T. Crowe, General Superintendent, Six Companies, Inc.; C. A. Shea, Director of Construction, Six Companies, Inc. W. A. Bechtel, President, Six Companies, Inc.; R. F. Walter, Chief Engineer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Theodore A. Walters, First Assistant Secretary of the Interior ; Ed Clark & C. P. Squires, members of the original Colorado River Commission. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Film transparency showing an aerial view of Hoover Dam, circa mid 1950s

Date

1953 to 1956

Archival Collection

Description

An image showing an aerial view of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead.

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Film transparency showing an aerial view of Hoover Dam, circa mid 1950s

Date

1953 to 1956

Archival Collection

Description

An image showing an aerial view of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead.

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Film transparency of a sailboat near Hoover Dam circa late 1930s-1950s

Date

1936 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

A sailboat on Lake Mead near the upstream face of Hoover Dam.

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Film transparency of Arizona side of Hoover Dam spillway, circa mid 1930s

Date

1934 to 1936

Archival Collection

Description

A view of the completed spillway from the Arizona side of Hoover Dam.

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