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Photograph of Hoover Dam, December 25, 1932

Date

1932-12-25

Description

Cofferdam (upper one), 1/4 - 1/2 mile upstream from Dam site. Dec. 25, 1932. Note on back: ""Electric Marion steam shovel on top of cofferdam. May have used shovel to lay down metal grating. - W. A. Davis.""

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Photograph of Hoover Dam construction, circa 1932

Date

1931 to 1933

Description

Working at Hoover (Boulder) Dam. The machinery shown include a water pump and power shovel. Note on back: "Not taken by W. A. Davis. That day the river came up and flooded tunnel on Arizona side. This shot shows pumpking the water out with a large sump pump. - James J. Hester, W. A. Davis' son-in-law, 1992."

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Photograph of Hoover Dam site, circa 1932

Date

1931 to 1933

Description

Looking upstream at dam site; water running downstream thorough diversion tunnels. Tunnels on Arizona side carrying flood waters.

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Photograph of scaffolding, Hoover Dam, circa 1932

Date

1931 to 1933

Description

Skip load of men being lowered into canyon by scaffolding.

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Photograph of Hoover Dam rendering, circa 1932

Date

1931 to 1933

Description

Engineer's rendering of Hoover (Boulder) Dam.

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Photograph of Earthmover, Hoover Dam, circa 1932.

Date

1931 to 1933

Description

Earthmover run by cable. Note on back: ""Marion Steam shovel. - W. A. Davis, 1992.""

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Photograph of the construction workers of Hoover Dam, 1935

Date

1935

Description

A group of construction workers that made Boulder Dam get together to take a picture. The man in middle is boss of crew at Boulder Dam, Doc Lawson. All of the crew built/was in charge of center section of power house, machine shops, seismograph room, clock room & battery room. Merlin S. Murphy absent with injury. Taken the summer of 1935.

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View of Hoover Dam, Arizona: photographic print

Date

1931 to 1935

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Property of Walker R. Young, Construction Engineer; see documentation in Walker biography file.

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Construction of the Hoover Dam in Arizona: photgraphic print

Date

1937-05-05

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171)

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Construction of the Hoover Dam in Arizona: photgraphic print

Date

1935-09-09

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Work progresses on concrete portion of dam.

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