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Map of irrigable areas near Boulder Dam, February 20, 1935

Date

1935-02-20

Description

'Drawn by C.G.C.' 'Carson City, Nevada, Feb. 20, 1935. No. 4.' 'Adapted from Bureau of Reclamation's General map of irrigable areas.'

Image

Postcard of Boulder Dam Powerhouse machines, Hoover Dam (Nev.), 1934-1935

Date

1934 to 1935

Description

Boulder Dam Powerhouse, Nevada wing (postcard)

Image

Photograph of the dedication of Boulder Dam opening, Hoover Dam, Nevada, 1935-09-30

Date

1935-09-30

Description

President Franklin D. Roosevelt stands watch on the left as two trumpeteers start the dedication ceremony for the Boulder Dam Opening of the Spillways.

Image

Postcard of the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) site in Black Canyon, 1929-1935

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Doris Hancock Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00003
Collection Name: Doris Hancock Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 02 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam): photographic print and negative, 1940 September 09

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00189
Collection Name: United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 02

Archival Component

Upstream face of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam): photographic negative, 1936 August 08

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00189
Collection Name: United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box SH-025

Archival Component

Wind erosion, Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) area: photographic negative, 1936 January

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00189
Collection Name: United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box SH-025

Archival Component

Topographic map of Boulder Canyon Project, Boulder Dam area, 1940

Date

1940

Description

Scale [ca. 1:221,760. 1 in. to approx. 3.5 miles] ; 1 map : col. ; 51 x 71 cm ; Relief shown by contours and spot heights ; Includes township and range grid ; "Map no. 40-40" ; Includes index map ; Shows power lines, triangulation stations, boundary monuments, roads, telephone lines, mines, bench marks, etc. ; U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation

Image

Topographic map of Boulder Canyon Project, Hoover Dam area, 1932

Date

1932

Description

Scale [ca. 1:221,760. 1 in. to approx. 3.5 miles] ; 1 map : col. ; 51 x 62 cm ; Relief shown by contours and spot heights ; "Prepared in Washington Office from compilation made in Las Vegas Office." ; "Map no. 24000." ; Includes township and range grid ; Shows power lines, triangulation stations, boundary monuments, roads, telephone lines, mines, bench marks, etc. ; Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation.

Image

Glenn Davis' photographs of the Colorado River and Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam): photographic prints, negatives, and slides, approximately 1930 to 1940

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

The Glenn Davis' photographs of the Colorado River and Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives, as well as color photographic slides from approximately 1930 to 1940. The images primarily depict the construction phases of the Hoover Dam. Also included are images of Black Canyon and the Colorado River, in addition to images of Lake Mead.

Archival Collection

James H. Down Jr. Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00015
Collection Name: James H. Down Jr. Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01, Folder 02, Folder 03, Box SH-016 (Restrictions apply), Binder PB-001 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component