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Photograph of power shovel, Hoover Dam, circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
View of power shovel cutting approach to lower end of diversion tunnels on Nevada side of river.
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Photograph of pump station, Hoover Dam, circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
View of pump station at lower batch plant. Note on back: ""This photo not taken by W. A. Davis. Photographer may have been Frank Black. - W. A. Davis.""
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Photograph of mixing plant, Hoover Dam, circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
View of the control room in mixing plant where all concrete is mixed for diversion tunnels. A complete record is made by graph of each batch of concrete mixed. ""Scales for meadsuring mixing components. - W.A. Davis.""
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Photograph of railroad materials, Hoover Dam, circa 1931
Date
1930 to 1932
Archival Collection
Description
Railroad materials on road, Fortification Hill in background. Truck-Nevada Transportation Co., owned by Shorty Griffith. Note on back: "Truck delivered dynamite and blasting powder. Looking south toward Hemenway Wash. Fortification Hill is behind photographer to the right side. Unloaded boxes of powder to the right. - W.A. Davis."
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Photograph of railroad car, Hoover Dam, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Workers surrounding railroad car on end of track. Note: Crane lifted rails but men carried ties.
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Photograph of dump trucks, Hoover Dam, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Trucks dumping muck into railroad cars. Note on back: "Canyon wall has already been cleared by high scalers. - W. A. Davis."
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Photograph of rock blasting, Hoover Dam, circa 1931
Date
1930 to 1932
Archival Collection
Description
Blasting rock upstream of Dam site. Note suspension foot bridge and larger, small truck bridge. Note on back: "Two men were blown up at this spot the day Wint took this photo - James J. Hester, son-in-law of W. A. 'Wint' Davis."
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Photograph of blasting rock, Hoover Dam, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Blasting rock at noon-time, everyday, to put anchors in place. Note cameraman in foreground.
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Photograph of blasting rock, Hoover Dam, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Blasting rock at noon-time, everyday, to put anchors in place. Note cameraman in foreground. Overhead cables used to transport materials and men from top of canyon to basin.
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Photograph of cofferdam construction, Hoover Dam, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Starting to build the cofferdam. Bridge used to dump load after load of rock into the river.
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