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Photograph of Hoover Dam, circa 1930s
Date
1931 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
Valve house outlet in operation at Hoover Dam.
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Postcard of Hoover Dam, circa 1935
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the downstream face of Boulder Dam. The name was officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Burrell C. Lawton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam
Identifier
PH-00120
Abstract
The Burrell C. Lawton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam depicts the construction of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam on the Colorado River near Las Vegas, Nevada from 1931 to 1934. The photographs primarily depict workers, construction equipment, and the progression of the dam's concrete structures. The photographs also depict construction of diversion tunnels, bridges, the gravel plant, the intake towers, and the concrete mixing plant.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Hoover Dam construction, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
Workers using various types of equipment for the construction of the Hoover Dam in Boulder Canyon.
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Photograph of the Hoover Dam, circa 1930s
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
The aerial view of the downstream face of Hoover Dam (then Boulder Dam) under construction.
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Postcard of the Hoover Dam, 1934-1952
Date
1934 to 1952
Archival Collection
Description
The postcard displays the downstream face of Hoover Dam with the view a little farther than other views.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, circa 1930s
Date
1931 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of upstream view of Hoover Dam.
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Postcard of Hoover Dam, circa 1935
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the downstream face of Boulder Dam. The name was officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Construction on the Hoover Dam: photographic print
Date
1954-03-08
Archival Collection
Description
From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Construction on Hoover Dam in 1951.
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Postcard of Hoover Dam, February 1935
Date
1935-02
Archival Collection
Description
A comparison of an image of Hoover Dam's upstream face in February 1935 to an image taken later that year, after the waters of Lake Mead had risen. The captions read "February 1935- Boulder Dam today." Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.
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