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Photograph of water discharge, Hoover Dam, circa 1931-1936
Date
1931 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
Picture of the water discharge from both Arizona and Nevada canyon wall outlets looking downstream.
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Photograph of the Rotary Club, Hoover Dam, circa October 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Rotary Club members standing to sing the national anthem.
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Photograph of the Rotary Club, Hoover Dam, circa October 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Rotary Club members standing to sing the national anthem.
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Photograph of the Rotary Club, Hoover Dam, circa October 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Rotary Club members gathering for lunch.
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Aerial photograph of Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, Black Canyon, circa 1934-1935
Date
1934 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Hoover Dam. "Stan Davis Air Photo" in lower right corner.
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Film transparency showing Rotary Club members at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A shot of unidentified men at a Boulder City Rotary Club event at Hoover Dam.
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Film transparency of railroad boxcar being lowered into Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1931 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
A view of a railroad boxcar being lowered by cable into Hoover Dam.
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Film strip of individuals or Hoover Dam construction, image 012: photographic print
Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
This photograph has three images. The first one (0272_0081) is upside-down and reads, "Record pour. Graveyard crew on No. 7 cableway. 240 8 cu. buckets. 8 hour shift, Boulder Dam. 12-18-34" There is a list on the back: "1. high-line operator 2. Bell boys hi-trussel and on dam. Andy 3. Donkey operators 4. Hook tenders 5. shifter, of crew (Colette) 6. Night Supt. Car Colette 7. Regular crew 8. Me. Returned to help crew for this record from form-raising crew. "All worked on No. 7 line in some capacity, except 8. Kizziar (KI-ZAH) -as a regular. Lots of work that day. Didn't take time for lunch. Run over to grab a bite and jump back. My job was to trip the safety (dog). Bucket was in the pour every two minutes. Just time to wade out of knee deep mud. On top trussel everything was panic. Bellboy sets an empty bucket in crib of flat car (which has three cribs). Hook tender unhooks it and donkey driver will back up to hook on full bucket. Bellboy signals hi-ball -- operator knows how far to take it." The other two images (0272_0082 and 0272_0083) did not have an inscription with the image.
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Film strip of individuals or Hoover Dam construction, image 001: photographic print
Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
This photograph has three images. The first one, (0272_0011) depicts two people. It reads, "Georgia and I at entrance to top of dam. Head tower of massif government hi-line, to handle 50 ton sections of pipe," as a handwritten inscription. The second one, (0272_0012), also shows two people and reads "York and Georgia." The third one, (0272_0013) that's rotated reads "Another view of head tower of government line; notice large 6 cables it uses," as a handwritten inscription.
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Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print
Date
1977-03-08
Description
Pg.53 #2905 Central section of the Powerhouse, looking toward the Nevada side, showing the floor level. No. 2 adit car in the extreme background. Oct. 30th, 1934. Pg.53 #2910 Looking downstream into the Arizona Powerhouse, showing location of the turbine rooms, from room galleries, and penstocks. Oct. 30th, 1934. Pg.53 #2908 Nevada Powerhouse, showing the reinforcing and walls around the penstock openings. Pumpcrete machine is in the butterfly valve gallery between the rock abutment and the turbine rooms. Oct. 30th, 1934. Pg.53 #2914 Looking upstream into the pipe gallery in the Nevada Powerhouse, showing beams and concrete. Oct. 30th, 1934.