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A man watches water flowing down the Arizona spillway, looking northeast at Hoover Dam, Arizona: photographic slide
Date
1983-08
Archival Collection
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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A man watches water flowing down the Arizona spillway, looking northeast at Hoover Dam, Arizona: photographic slide
Date
1983-08
Archival Collection
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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A man watches water flowing down the Arizona spillway, looking south at Hoover Dam, Arizona: photographic slide
Date
1983-08
Archival Collection
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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A man watches water flowing down the Arizona spillway, looking south at Hoover Dam, Arizona: photographic slide
Date
1983-08
Archival Collection
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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Photograph of people standing inside a 30 foot penstock pipe, Hoover Dam, Nevada, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of people standing inside a 30 foot penstock pipe (These pipes were used in the diversion tunnels in the construction of Hoover Dam.)
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Photograph of Snackateria ribbon cutting at Hoover Dam, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1975
Date
1974 to 1976
Archival Collection
Description
Ribbon cutting to Hoover Dam Snackateria by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada. People in the photograph are unidentified. The man cutting the ribbon is blind. Inscription with photo reads: "Cutting the ribbon at Boulder Dam of the opening of the Blind Snack. The plaque over the Fountain has the names of the members who worked for several years to untangle the red tape of hte government to give a blind family a self-supporting job." [Identified by Dorothy Dorothy 11-1-84] Site Name: Snackateria
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Film transparency of Hoover Dam diversion tunnels in use, circa mid 1930s
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
A view of diversion tunnels in use on the completed dam.
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Photograph of construction of roads in Black Canyon, Hoover Dam, circa 1930-1935
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of construction on roads at the walls of Black Canyon at the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site.
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Photograph of construction of roads in Black Canyon, Hoover Dam, circa 1930-1935
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of construction on roads at the walls of Black Canyon at the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site.
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Photograph of construction of roads in Black Canyon, Hoover Dam, circa 1930-1935
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
An aerial image of construction on roads at the walls of Black Canyon at the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site.
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