Black and white image showing a downstream view of the Hoover Dam construction site from the lower slope of the upper cofferdam. The excavation for the base of the Nevada intake towers can be seen in the upper right. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
A Nevada side view of Lake Mead filled at the recently completed Hoover Dam. Caption at bottom of postcard reads: "Boulder Dam crest and intake towers, looking toward Arizona side." Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.