Search Results
Photograph of Hoover Dam with cars lining road, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Hoover Dam visible from rocks high above. A man sits perched on the edge of the cliff overlooking the line of cars on the dam's bridge. The dam slopes down into the Colorado River on the right side of the photo (not shown), and Lake Mead is visible on the left. Photos by Bureau of Reclamation Boulder Canyon Project Boulder City, Nevada.
Image
Photograph of people in the vicinity of Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1930 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Overlooking Hemenway Wash and the future bed of Lake Mead (second from left): R. F. Walter, chief engineer for U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; (standing behind woman): Glen E. "Bud" Bodell, chief of Six Companies' security.
Image
Photograph of men testing valves for Hoover Dam outlet works, circa 1934-1936
Date
1934 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
An image of men testing the valves for jet flow gates (outlet works) at the Boulder Dam construction site (name officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947).
Image
Photograph of two men operating heavy equipment on the Hoover Dam construction site, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
Two unidentified men operating heavy equipment on the Hoover Dam construction site near Boulder City, Nevada, 1931.
Image
Photograph of Boulder Highway between Boulder City, Nevada, and Hoover Dam, circa 1935
Date
1934 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
An image showing a panoramic view of Boulder Highway cutting through the rocky terrain between Boulder City and Hoover Dam.
Image
Aerial photograph of Hoover Dam, Colorado River, Black Canyon, circa 1934-1936
Date
1934 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
Postcard showing The Babcock and Wilcox Pipe Plant, Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of The Babcock and Wilcox Pipe Plant next the construction site of Boulder Dam, a title that would later be changed to Hoover Dam. Because the penstock pipes at Hoover Dam were too large to be carried over railroads, this plant was built to fabricate the largest penstock pipes in the world. Transcribed onto the top border of the image: "The Babcock & Wilcox Pipe Plant, Boulder Dam."
Image
Postcard showing Hoover Dam construction, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940-1959
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Hoover Dam construction by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada on postcard. Inscription on back: 'In Flight With United Air Lines. Mighty Boulder Dam and its vast lake are impressive sights for air travelers flying from New York, Chicago, and other cities to Los Angeles via United Air Lines."" (no handwriting or address on post card).
Image
Postcard of aerial view of Hoover Dam, Black Canyon (Nev. and Ariz.), 1950s-1960s
Date
1950 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Postcard with aerial view of Hoover Dam and the surrounding area in Black Canyon, Nevada and Arizona. "P27205."
Image
Postcard showing the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead Recreational Area, circa 1935-1950
Date
1935 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of the downstream face of Hoover Dam and the Lake Mead Recreational Area in Black Canyon. Constructed in the 1930s, Hoover Dam crosses the Colorado River on the state line between Arizona and Nevada. Also considered to be an engineering wonder and the world's largest dam during its time of construction, Hoover Dam provides much-needed irrigation and hydroelectric power to the Southwest region of the United States. From this angle, intake towers can be seen sticking out of Lake Mead, along with the U-shaped power house at the base of the dam. Transcribed onto the bottom of the image: "Lake Mead Recreational Area."
Image