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Photograph of Hoover Dam side wall, 1934
Date
1934-01
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph taken by John McCreary of the side wall of Hoover Dam, January 1934.
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Photograph of the Hoover Dam during construction, 1934.
Date
1934-01
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph taken by John McCreary of the Hoover Dam from lookout, January 1934.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam during construction, 1934
Date
1934-01
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph taken by John McCreary of the Hoover Dam, looking upstream on January 1934.
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Photograph of the Hoover Dam from the lookout, 1934
Date
1934-01
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph taken by John McCreary of the Hoover Dam from lookout, January 1934.
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Burrell C. Lawton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam
Identifier
PH-00120
Abstract
The Burrell C. Lawton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam depicts the construction of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam on the Colorado River near Las Vegas, Nevada from 1931 to 1934. The photographs primarily depict workers, construction equipment, and the progression of the dam's concrete structures. The photographs also depict construction of diversion tunnels, bridges, the gravel plant, the intake towers, and the concrete mixing plant.
Archival Collection
Film transparency of Hoover Dam, Nevada, 1961
Date
1961
Archival Collection
Description
Hoover Dam near Boulder City, Nevada, 1961.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, Boulder City, 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Hoover Dam's canyon wall outlet works in operation during the 1950s.
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Photograph of dumping concrete, Hoover Dam, 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of bucket dumping concrete during the construction of Hoover Dam, 1930s.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1931 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the Hoover Dam tunnel construction site. There are four visible bridges over the Colorado River. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1931 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the Hoover Dam tunnel construction site. There are four visible bridges over the Colorado River. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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