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Photograph of rock and gravel plant, Hoover Dam, circa 1930-1935
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the completed rock and gravel plant at the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site. Noted on the photo: "Taken by FAB."
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Photograph of rock and gravel plant, Hoover Dam, circa 1930-1935
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the completed rock and gravel plant at the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site. Noted on the photo: "Taken by FAB."
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Film transparency of Old Callville near Hoover Dam, February 2, 1921
Date
1921-02-02
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Old Callville with the following printed description: The deserted town of Old Callville looking downstream. Shows largest building approximately 30' X 120' and built of masonry.
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Photograph of two men looking at downstream face of Hoover Dam, circa 1934-1936
Date
1934 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
An image of two men standing by a parked automobile and watching water discharging from the jet flow gates of Hoover (Boulder) Dam during construction. The name was officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Film transparency of canyon walls being blasted by dynamite, Hoover Dam, May 10, 1933
Date
1933-05-10
Archival Collection
Description
A view of canyon wall dynamite blasts, in preparation for the Hoover Dam construction.
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Film transparency of a rigger working on and scaling a canyon wall, Hoover Dam, April 20, 1932
Date
1932-04-20
Archival Collection
Description
A view of a worker rigging and scaling canyon walls at the site of the Hoover Dam.
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Film transparency showing the Winged Figures of the Republic statues at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1936 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An image of a man standing in front of the Winged Figures of the Republic statues and dedication plaque at Hoover Dam.
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Film strip of Boulder City or Hoover Dam construction, image 005: photographic print
Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
This photograph has three images. The first one (0272_0023) has a handwritten inscription that reads, "Part of foundation for powerhouse" (on Boulder Dam). The second one (0272_0024) reads, "Arizona outlets for valve house on Boulder Dam. Penstocks protruding, waiting for the valve house to be built around them. (x) shows location of working tunnel to receive the pipes to put them in place. Will be plugged later." The third one (0272_0025) reads, "The Dam - indentation in canyon walls are for intake towers. Comparatively small down between the gigantic walls of Black Canyon. Still below river level, but looks like a lot of concrete to me. Train (x) on trussel, with 8 yds. bucket of mud, from lower mixing plant. Nice stroll across the catwalk ($) or better yet, try climbing that wig-wagging stairway wiggling up the canyon wall. I know a guy who did it (once)," as a handwritten inscription.
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Film strip of Boulder City or Hoover Dam construction, image 022: photographic print
Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
This photograph has four images. The first one (0272_0104) reads, "Union [Pacific] Station sitting at the end of Fremont St. West - A beautiful promenade lost forever in oblivion." The second one (0272_0105) shows the Clark County Court House. The handwritten inscription reads "Hireing hall (slave market) for dam, was just across the street. Men waiting for a chance to be hired, would gather on court house lawn, under the shade of trees - No 'Keep of the grass' here, as they were in my town. Gave me a feeling of doing something wrong when I walked on the grass." The third image (0272_0106) has the caption of "'Death Valley Scotty's' Castle." The fourth one (0272_0107) depicts the historic 20-mule team borax wagons, at Death Valley near Las Vegas.
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Photograph of construction visible from higher mountain perch, Hoover Dam, January 22, 1947
Date
1947-01-22
Archival Collection
Description
A full aerial view of all of Hoover Dam's electrical units between the surrounding mountains.
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