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Photograph of film crews and photographers, Hoover Dam, September 30, 1935
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of film crews and photographers at Boulder Dam on the day it was dedicated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of a film crew, Hoover Dam, September 30, 1935
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of a film crew shooting penstock valves while they were open for the Boulder Dam dedication. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of the unveiling of the memorial plaque, Hoover Dam, September 30, 1935
Date
1935-09-30
Archival Collection
Description
An image of a man standing atop a wooden platform as he presents a speech for the unveiling of the memorial plaque at Boulder Dam. Positioned behind the man are seated spectators of the event, as well as the curtain-covered memorial plaque.
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Photograph of the unveiling of the memorial plaque, Hoover Dam, September 30, 1935
Date
1935-09-30
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the memorial plaque after it was unveiled at Boulder Dam. Spectators of the event gathered beneath the plaque commemorating the 96 men who had died during the construction of the dam. Transcribed across the center of the plaque: "They died to make the desert bloom." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of men water skiing on Lake Mead, circa late 1930s-1950s
Date
1937 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
A shot of two men water skiing from the same boat on Lake Mead.
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Photograph of men water skiing on Lake Mead, circa 1935-1950
Date
1935 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
A shot of two men water skiing from the same boat in the Boulder Canyon area of Lake Mead.
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Photograph of men water skiing on Lake Mead, circa 1935-1950
Date
1935 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
A shot of two men water skiing from the same boat in the Boulder Canyon area of Lake Mead.
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Photograph of men water skiing on Lake Mead, circa 1935-1950
Date
1935 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
A shot of ten men water skiing from the same boat on the beach area of Lake Mead.
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Photograph of U.S. Army Air Corp plane at Lake Mead, circa late 1930s-1950s
Date
1937 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
A shot of U.S. Army Air Corp plane landed at the beach of Lake Mead.
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Photograph of U.S. Army Air Corp plane at Lake Mead, circa late 1930s-1950s
Date
1937 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
A shot of U.S. Army Air Corp plane at the beach of Lake Mead.
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