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Photograph of ceremony celebrating Hoover Dam construction, September 17, 1930
Date
1930-09-17
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of Interior, naming the Boulder Dam (name officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947) at a ceremony celebrating the beginning of work on the Boulder Canyon Project and the beginning of the construction of Union Pacific Railroad from Boulder Junction (Bracken Junction) to the dam site.
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Photograph of upstream face and intake towers, Hoover Dam, circa 1934-1935
Date
1934 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of construction on the Boulder Dam intake towers. Name officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of burro and two people near Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A shot an unidentified woman and an unidentified girl feeding a burro at beach area near Hoover Dam.
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Slide of Winged Figures of the Republic statues at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s-1950s
Date
1936 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the Winged Figures of the Republic statues at Hoover Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Slide of diversion tunnel number 3 on the Arizona side of Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1931 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of Hoover Dam's diversion tunnel #3. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Film transparency showing intake towers at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1936 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of speed boats on Lake Mead; Hoover Dam's upstream face and intake towers can be seen in the background.
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Film transparency of Oskar J. W. Hansen at the Hoover Dam Dedication, circa mid 1930s
Date
1935-09-30
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of Oskar J. W. Hansen, the sculptor who designed the Hoover Dam's Winged Figures of the Republic, speaking at the dedication ceremony.
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Photograph of workers' dormitories along the river, Hoover Dam, approximately 1932-1936
Date
1932 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
Looking downstream at eyelevel at the Colorado River with Black Canyon and the Hoover Dam workers' dormitories in view on the side of the mountain.
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Aerial photograph of Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, Black Canyon, circa 1934-1935
Date
1934 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Hoover Dam.
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Aerial photograph of Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, Black Canyon, circa 1934-1935
Date
1934 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Hoover Dam.
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