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