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Boulder Dam, 1929-1971
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00809
Collection Name: Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
Box/Folder: Box 05
Collection Name: Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
Box/Folder: Box 05
Archival Component
Photograph of concrete pouring and spreading at Hoover Dam, June 6, 1933
Date
1933-06-06
Archival Collection
Description
There are two pictures together: the first one is titled, "Pouring the first concrete in Boulder Dam June 1933" and the second image is titled, "Spreading the first concrete in Boulder Dam June 6, 1933." Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
Image
Hoover Dam album, image 022
Date
1931 to 1936
Description
Lowering 180-ton section of Penstock Pipe, Boulder Dam, 1931-1936
Image
Postcard showing The Babcock and Wilcox Pipe Plant, Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of The Babcock and Wilcox Pipe Plant next the construction site of Boulder Dam, a title that would later be changed to Hoover Dam. Because the penstock pipes at Hoover Dam were too large to be carried over railroads, this plant was built to fabricate the largest penstock pipes in the world. Transcribed onto the top border of the image: "The Babcock & Wilcox Pipe Plant, Boulder Dam."
Image
Postcard of the top of Hoover Dam, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photographic image of the view from the top of Hoover (Boulder) Dam. Automobiles can be seen parked along the curb and driving on the street. "On top of Boulder Dam" is written on the front of the postcard.
Image
Boulder Dam powerhouse, image 003: photographic print
Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1942 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Turbine and generator assembly Boulder Dam.
Image
Boulder Dam powerhouse, image 005: photographic print
Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1942 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Turbine and generator assembly Boulder Dam
Image
Boulder Dam powerhouse, image 010: photographic print
Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1942 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Turbine and generator assembly Boulder Dam
Image
Boulder Dam powerhouse, image 013: photographic print
Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1942 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Generator assembly powerhouse at Boulder Dam
Image
Boulder Dam powerhouse, image 016: photographic print
Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1942 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Worker assembling a generator at Boulder Dam
Image