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Photograph of Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white photograph of Lake Mead and Boulder Dam (now called Hoover Dam). View of Boulder Dam from Arizona lookout point. Possibly a postcard.

Image

Road map of Hoover Dam and vicinity, circa 1949

Date

1947 to 1951

Description

'Cartography by W. C. Kainsinger, W.T. Taylor. Field mapping by K. R. Reed, G. Boyd. Typography by W. R. Williams.' 'Copyright by Automobile Club of Southern California. C-21351.' 'C-1352'--Panel. Index on verso. In lower right corner: 'Map number 1959.' Scale 1:415,210 (W 116°--W 114°/N 37°--N 35°). Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows mines, ranches and springs. Not the same as the 1948 edition of this map. Cartographers', field mappers', typographers' names are different, and 2 out of 3 numbers on maps are different. Probably after 1947 as Boulder Dam has been changed to Hoover Dam, but before 1950 as Las Vegas Bombing and Gunnery Range has not been changed to Nellis Air Force Base. Automobile Club of Southern California.

Text

Photograph of view of Boulder Dam, Hoover Dam, December 4, 1939

Date

1939-12-04

Description

Colorado River-Hoover Dam. Views of Boulder Dam printed in book or magazine; numbers on the photo correspond to particular areas described at the bottom of the image. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

Image

Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam): postcards, 1936

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Edith Giles Barcus Family Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00117
Collection Name: Edith Giles Barcus Family Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01

Archival Component

Map showing automobile routes to Hoover Dam and vicinity, circa 1934

Date

1930 to 1938

Description

'Prepared by the Automobile Club of Southern California.' 'burke' in lower right corner. '1352' in circle in lower left corner. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows mines, ranches, and springs. Scale [ca. 1:443,520] (W 115°30--W 114°--N 36°30/N 35°)

Image

Postcard showing a 150 man transport for the Boulder Dam Project, Hoover Dam, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of an 150 man transport for the Boulder Dam, later renamed Hoover Dam, project in Black Canyon. Transcribed onto the top border of the image: "150 Man Transport, Boulder Dam Project."

Image

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

Date

1934 to 1935

Description

Boulder Dam Powerhouse, Nevada wing (postcard)

Image

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.'

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