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Photograph of machinery, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Machine shop interior, probably near Hoover Dam.
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Photograph of water in a canyon, 1920s
Date
1920 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Probably Black Canyon before the Hoover Dam was built.
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Arizona wing of the powerhouse: photographic print
Date
1952-10-14
Archival Collection
Description
From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Arizona wing of the Hoover Dam powerhouse. Showing is the removal of concrete plug from A-9 draft tube opening.
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Postcard of Colorado river, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
Illustration on a postcard of giant tunnels creating diversions for the Colorado River during the construction of Hoover Dam. The caption reads: "Diverting the Colorado River through giant tunnels."
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Photograph of a canyon, Boulder City (Nev.), approximately 1930-1936
Date
1930 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
A high view looking down the canyon toward the Colorado River with a dirt road leading in from Boulder City, Nevada. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Photograph of the Black Canyon damsite on the Colorado River, circa 1920
Date
1920 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Black Canyon before the construction of Hoover Dam
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Photograph of Boulder Dam, circa mid to late 1900s
Date
1950 to 1999
Archival Collection
Description
A downstream view of Hoover Dam and the Colorado River.
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Artistic renditions of various views of Las Vegas, Nevada: postcards, image 006
Description
Two postcards and information about Las Vegas, Nevada. Lakeview Point and Lake Mead; Hoover Dam and Arizona Sailway.
Photograph album, Henry Wieking Collection, circa late 1920s-early 1930s
Date
1925 to 1935
1905 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Album contains Wieking family photos, photos of Hoover Dam construction, Black Canyon, ferries on the Colorado River, ruins of Fort Callville, Englers Camp, Las Vegas Ranch, Mt. Charleston, deserts in Nevada and Arizona, Hoover Dam laboratory workers, the first train in Railroad Pass, and snow in Las Vegas. Also included are one color postcard titled "The Grand Canyon Bridge, Arizona," and prints of two poems, "Mornin' On The Desert" and "Nevada" (authors unknown). A paper finding aid is available in the album box.
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