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Film transparency of people signing contracts from the Bureau of Reclamation, January 4, 1960

Date

1960-01-04

Description

Black and white image of the following individuals signing official contracts and deeds from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to Boulder City: Standing, from left to right: Joe Manix, Thomas White, M.D., Albert Franklin, and Morgan Sweeney; seated, from left to right: Lorraine Kautz, A. B. West, Robert Broadbent, and Milton N. Nathanson.

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Film transparency of Big Bertha near Boulder City, Nevada, circa October 2, 1933

Date

1933-10-02

Description

Black and white image of "Big Bertha" with the following printed description: Six Companies, Inc. motor transport hauling workmen between Boulder City and the dam. This double decked truck hauls 154 men.

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Film transparency of "Big Bertha" near Boulder City, Nevada, circa early 1930s

Date

1931 to 1935

Description

Black and white image of "Big Bertha," the Six Companies, Inc. motor transport used to haul workmen between Boulder City and Hoover Dam. This double-decker truck could haul 154 men. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Film transparency of John Wesley Powell, 1869

Date

1869

Description

Black and white portrait with the following printed description: John Wesley Powell - Winter of 1869.

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Film transparency of John Wesley Powell, circa late 1800s

Date

1881 to 1894

Description

Black and white portrait with the following printed description: Major John Wesley Powell - 2nd Director of Geological Survey (March 18, 1881 to June 7, 1894).

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Film transparency of Hoover Dam affiliated businessmen and engineers, Boulder City, Nevada, July 1931

Date

1931-07

Description

Black and white image of businessmen and engineers affiliated with Hoover Dam. From left to right: W. A. Bechtel, First Vice President, Six Companies, Inc.; Walker R. Young, Construction Engineer, Bureau of Reclamation; Elwood Mead, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, F. T. Crowe, General Superintendent, Six Companies, Inc.; R. F. Walter, Chief Engineer, Bureau of Reclamation. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Film transparency of Herbert Hoover and his party touring the Boulder Canyon Project, November 12, 1932

Date

1932-11-12

Description

Black and white image of Herbert Hoover and several others touring the Boulder Canyon Project. The following printed description accompanies the image: "President Herbert Hoover and official party in Tunnel No. 2 during inspection tour of Boulder Canyon Project. Left to right: Construction Engineer W. R. Young, Bureau of Reclamation; Mr. Ritchey , Secretary to the President; Chief Engineer R. F. Walter, Bureau of Reclamation; Mrs. Hoover; President Hoover; Mrs. Wilbur; Secretary of the Interior R. L. Wilbur; E. O. Wattis, First Vice-President, Six Companies, Inc.; F. T. Crowe, Gen. Superintendent, Six Companies , Inc." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Film transparency of Herbert Hoover touring the Boulder Canyon Project, November 12, 1932

Date

1932-11-12

Description

Black and white image of President Herbert Hoover and official party during an inspection tour of the Boulder Canyon Project. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Film transparency of businessmen, politicians, and engineers at Hoover Dam, June 6, 1933

Date

1933-06-06

Description

Black and white image of the group of men who witnessed the pouring of the first concrete in Hoover Dam proper. From left to right: H. J. Lawler, Director of Six Companies, Inc.; Walker R. Young, Construction Engineer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Frank T. Crowe, General Superintendent, Six Companies, Inc.; C. A. Shea, Director of Construction, Six Companies, Inc. W. A. Bechtel, President, Six Companies, Inc.; R. F. Walter, Chief Engineer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Theodore A. Walters, First Assistant Secretary of the Interior ; Ed Clark & C. P. Squires, members of the original Colorado River Commission. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Film transparency of penstock pipes, Hoover Dam, December 10, 1933

Date

1933-12-10

Description

Black and white image of Hoover Dam with the following printed description: "Thirty-foot-diameter-steel-penstock pipe set up from joint assembly at the Babcock and Wilcox Co. Plant." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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