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Postcard showing Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1936 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Caption on postcard reads: "Night view of Boulder Dam as seen from the Arizona side." Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Generator shaft for Unit A-9 at the Hoover Dam: photographic print
Date
1954-03-10
Archival Collection
Description
From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Hoover Dam generator shaft for Unit A-9 enroute to powerplant via 150-ton cableway in 1951.
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Photograph of dam site, Hoover Dam, January 1933
Date
1933-01
Archival Collection
Description
Looking upstream at the dam site, Hoover Dam, January 1933. Construction materials and small bridges line the canyon above the river as the dam is being built.
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Photograph of a generator during the construction of Hoover Dam, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
Ingersoll-Rand generators were used to produce electricity in the earliest stages of Hoover Dam construction near Boulder City, Nevada, 1931.
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Booklet of various views of Hoover Dam: postcards, image 004
Description
Three postcards of Hoover Dam, and one postcard of the beach at Lake Mead.
Film transparency of Hoover Dam, circa 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
A view looking down the downstream face of Hoover Dam; from this angle, the power house can be seen at the base of the dam, along with empty outlet works from the Nevada valve house on the right.
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Postcard of panoramic view of Hoover Dam, 1950s-1960s
Date
1950 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Oversized postcard with panoramic view of Hoover Dam and surrounding area in Black Canyon. On back: "P27233. Color by Carlos Elmer."
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Photograph of power generators at Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
An image of a row of General Electric power generators under construction at Hoover Dam. Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of power generators at Hoover Dam, circa 1935-1940
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
An image of an unidentified man standing on power generator equipment in the powerhouse at Hoover Dam. Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of visitors in powerhouse at Hoover Dam, circa 1935-1940
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
An image of visitors posing in the gallery leading from the elevator to the Hoover Dam powerhouse. Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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