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Photograph of a turbine room, Hoover Dam, approximately 1931-1936
Date
1931 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
The inside of the turbine room in the Hoover Dam while it was under construction.
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Slide of the construction of the Hoover Dam, February 13, 1932
Date
1932-02-13
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of the Interior, at a ceremony which inaugurated construction on the Boulder City branch of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, signaling the beginning of the Boulder Canyon Project, later known as Hoover Dam. From left to right, the men pictured include: Senator Key Pittman of Nevada; Governor Fred Balzar of Nevada; Carl Gray, President of Union Pacific Railroad system; Secretary Wilbur holding the Nevada silver spike; and Senator Tasker L. Oddie of Nevada. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Wilbur A. Dexheimer in the Nevada Powerhouse at Hoover Dam, 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of Wilbur A. Dexheimer, Commissioner of Bureau of Reclamation, shown in the Nevada Powerhouse at Hoover Dam.
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Slide of a spillway bridge at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1936 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
A Hoover Dam spillway bridge with two people on it.
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Film transparency of construction on Hoover Dam, March 17, 1934
Date
1934-03-17
Archival Collection
Description
An aerial view of Hoover Dam during construction.
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Film transparency of Hoover Dam spillway, circa mid 1930s
Date
1934 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
A close-up view of the Hoover Dam spillway.
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Photograph of a burro near Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A view of a burro standing near Hoover Dam.
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Photograph of burro near Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A shot of a burro standing near Hoover Dam.
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Photograph of diversion tunnel at Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1929 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
A diversion tunnel at Hoover Dam during construction.
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Photograph of view of Boulder Dam, Hoover Dam, December 4, 1939
Date
1939-12-04
Archival Collection
Description
Colorado River-Hoover Dam. Views of Boulder Dam printed in book or magazine; numbers on the photo correspond to particular areas described at the bottom of the image. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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