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Photograph of Hoover Dam, circa 1935
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the upstream face and intake towers of Hoover Dam. The name was officially changed from Boulder Dam to Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, circa 1935
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the upstream face and intake towers of Hoover Dam. The name was officially changed from Boulder Dam to Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, circa 1935
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the upstream face and intake towers of Hoover Dam. The name was officially changed from Boulder Dam to Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, circa 1935
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the upstream face and intake towers of Hoover Dam. The name was officially changed from Boulder Dam to Hoover Dam in 1947.
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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 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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Postcard showing the construction site of Hoover Dam, Black Canyon, circa 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of the construction site of Hoover Dam, previously known as Boulder Dam, in Black Canyon. Constructed in the 1930s, Hoover Dam crosses the Colorado River on the state line between Arizona and Nevada. Also considered to be an engineering wonder and the world's largest dam during its time of construction, Hoover Dam provides much-needed irrigation and hydroelectric power to the Southwest region of the United States. Transcribed onto the top border of the image: "Black Canyon, Boulder Dam Site."
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Postcard of crest of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
An image showing a bird's eye view of cars driving on the crest of Hoover Dam. The text on the lower left corner of the image reads: Boulder Dam. Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Postcard of Hoover Dam spillway, circa 1935-1936
Date
1935 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
Caption on image reads: "Spillway at Boulder Dam." Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, 1936-1940
Date
1936 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
The filling of the Hoover Dam after the completion of the construction. It was previously called the Boulder Dam, and in 1947 it was officially renamed the Hoover Dam. Written on the top of the photo: "BDRA. NEV. 4.36 350." Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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