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Film transparency of an inlay on the Zodiac Platform at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A close-up view of the Sagitarius sign inlay on the Zodiac Platform at Hoover Dam.
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Film transparency of businessmen, politicians, and engineers at Hoover Dam, June 6, 1933
Date
1933-06-06
Archival Collection
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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Boulder (Hoover) Dam vicinity map, 1943 November
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00265
Collection Name: Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
Box/Folder: Roll 22
Collection Name: Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
Box/Folder: Roll 22
Archival Component
Film transparency showing an aerial view of Hoover Dam, circa mid 1950s
Date
1953 to 1956
Archival Collection
Description
An image showing an aerial view of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead.
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Film transparency showing an aerial view of Hoover Dam, circa mid 1950s
Date
1953 to 1956
Archival Collection
Description
An image showing an aerial view of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead.
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Film transparency of a sailboat near Hoover Dam circa late 1930s-1950s
Date
1936 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
A sailboat on Lake Mead near the upstream face of Hoover Dam.
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Film transparency of Arizona side of Hoover Dam spillway, circa mid 1930s
Date
1934 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the completed spillway from the Arizona side of Hoover Dam.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam power plant, circa late 1920s to early 1930s
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified individuals at the generating station/power plant of the Hoover Dam.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam plaque, Boulder City, Nevada, October 25, 1946
Date
1946-10-25
Archival Collection
Description
Commemorative plaque for Decennial celebration of Hoover Dam power production.
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Slide of the construction phase of Hoover Dam, Boulder City, Nevada, November 7, 1931
Date
1931-11-07
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of swing shift construction workers sitting in trucks, ready to leave from dormitory #2 in Boulder City to Hoover Dam. Prior to the arrival of cold weather, the canyon workers were transported to their jobs in buses. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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