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Film strip of Boulder City or Hoover Dam construction, image 019: photographic print

Date

1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)

Description

Image of the Boulder Dam. A handwritten inscription reads, "Finished. "

Image

Photograph of men near large steel machinery, Hoover Dam, approximately 1931-1936

Date

1931 to 1936

Description

Men go back to working on their tasks during the construction of the Hoover Dam. The large steel object behind them could possibly be a large train engine, evident by the tracks on the concrete floor.

Image

Boulder Theatre, Hoover Dam Service Bureau, Theatre Candy Shop, Hoover Dam Hotel, and Uptown Hardware Store, Boulder City, Nevada, approximately 1933-1949

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00100
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box 03

Archival Component

Photograph of Nevada powerhouse under construction, Hoover Dam, 1933-1934

Date

1933 to 1934

Description

Nevada side of the powerhouse under construction, 1933-1934.

Image

Aerial photograph showing boxcar being lowered into Hoover Dam, circa 1934-1935

Date

1934 to 1936

Archival Collection

Description

An image of Boulder Dam with open jet flow gates (outlet works) and a boxcar being lowered into the canyon. The name was officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947.

Image

Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge and Hoover Dam, 2009-2012

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge and the Hoover Dam series depict the construction of the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge from 2009 to 2012. The photographs primarily depict workers building the bridge, including photographs of ironworkers, the arch, the temporary pylons, the arch keystone, and the piers. The photographs also depict aerial views of the bridge, the Hoover (Boulder) Dam, the Colorado River, Black Canyon, and the surrounding area.

Archival Collection

Jamey Stillings Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00380
Collection Name: Jamey Stillings Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Boulder City, Nevada and Hoover Dam photographs, 1930-1935

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Materials depict the construction of Boulder City, Nevada and the Hoover (Boulder) Dam from 1930 to 1935. The photographs primarily depict construction of the master planned community of Boulder City, which was built to house workers during the construction of the dam. The photographs also depict construction of the dam, surveyors working in Black Canyon and on the Colorado River, and buildings in Boulder City. The photographs also depict Williamsville, the small settlement that preceded Boulder City.

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00043
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Film transparency showing aerial view of Hoover Dam's reservoir, circa mid 1930s-1950s

Date

1935 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

An image showing an aerial view of Hoover Dam's reservoir, Lake Mead. Parts of the plane from which the image was taken are visible. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Image

Film transparency of the beginning wood base of the Hoover Dam diversion tunnel, January 31, 1934

Date

1934-01-31

Archival Collection

Description

A view of the beginning wood base for the Hoover Dam diversion tunnel.

Image

People in a parking lot near the Arizona Spillway at Hoover Dam, Arizona: photographic slide

Date

1983-08

Description

This series of photographs documents the historic water overflow at Hoover Dam as seen from the Arizona side of the dam. Taken in August of 1983, this overflow marked the first time the spillways were used during a flood. After initially being filled, the spillways were tested once in August of 1941.

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