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Postcard showing water discharging from jet flow gates, Hoover Dam, circa 1935-1936
Date
1935 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Boulder Dam with open jet flow gates (outlet works). The name was officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Postcard showing water discharging from jet flow gates, Hoover Dam, circa 1935-1936
Date
1935 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Boulder Dam with open jet flow gates (outlet works). The name was officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947.
Image
Film transparency of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Louis R. Douglass at Hoover Dam, June 22, 1952
Date
1952-06-22
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of General Dwight D. Eisenhower (prior to becoming President) and Hoover Dam's Director of Power, Louis R. Douglass, talking while on the ramp of the dam's powerhouse.
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Photograph of Snackateria ribbon cutting at Hoover Dam, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1975
Date
1974 to 1976
Archival Collection
Description
Ribbon cutting to Hoover Dam Snackateria by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada. People in the photograph are unidentified. The man cutting the ribbon is blind. Inscription with photo reads: "Cutting the ribbon at Boulder Dam of the opening of the Blind Snack. The plaque over the Fountain has the names of the members who worked for several years to untangle the red tape of hte government to give a blind family a self-supporting job." [Identified by Dorothy Dorothy 11-1-84] Site Name: Snackateria
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Photograph of pipes in Babcock & Wilcox warehouse, Hoover Dam, circa 1930-1935
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of pipes 30 feet in diameter at the Babcock and Wilcox warehouse, to be used for Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction.
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Photograph of construction near downstream face of Hoover Dam, circa 1934-1935
Date
1934 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image showing the downstream face of Hoover (Boulder) Dam during construction.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam powerhouse and jet flow gates, circa 1934-1935
Date
1934 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Looking down the Nevada side of the powerhouse and jet flow gates during the construction of Hoover (Boulder) Dam.
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Photograph of exterior of powerhouse and downstream face of Hoover Dam, circa 1934-1935
Date
1934 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Hoover (Boulder) Dam powerhouse construction, looking upstream.
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