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Photograph of Hoover Dam structural drawing, Hoover Dam (Nev.), January 4, 1940

Date

1940-01-04

Description

Colorado River-Hoover Dam. Diagram of Boulder Dam in construction from book: Boulder Dam of the Great Southwest, by Ralph B. Simmons, 1936. Image taken January 4, 1940. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

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Views of Boulder Dam and Las Vegas, Nevada

Description

"N.E. Johnson, photographer and publisher." Booklet consists primarily of photographs of the Colorado River in Black Canyon, prior to the construction of Hoover (Boulder) Dam, and photographs of people and businesses in early 20th-century Las Vegas.

Text

Trails made by wild burros as they come for water; Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) area: photographic print and negative, 1936 January

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00189
Collection Name: United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 04

Archival Component

Lower face of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) from Nevada, looking toward Arizona: photographic print and negative, 1936 January

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00189
Collection Name: United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 02

Archival Component

View of the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) loaned to Archie C. Grant from Henry C. Schmidt: photographic print, approximately 1940 to 1960

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Archie C. Grant Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00016
Collection Name: Archie C. Grant Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Flat File 03

Archival Component

Panorama view of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) and lower part of Lake Mead: photographic print and negative, 1939 December 04

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00189
Collection Name: United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 02

Archival Component

View of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) from the Arizona side, details on verso: photographic print and negative, 1939 December 07

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00189
Collection Name: United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 02

Archival Component

Upstream face of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam), taken from launch on Lake Mead: photographic negative, 1936 August 09

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00189
Collection Name: United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box SH-025

Archival Component

Upstream face of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam), taken from launch on Lake Mead: photographic negative, 1936 August 09

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00189
Collection Name: United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box SH-025

Archival Component

Postcard of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

An image showing a bird's eye view of Hoover Dam from the Arizona side, featuring intake towers. Caption on bottom right of image reads: "Upstream face of Boulder Dam showing intake towers and Arizona observation point. [Copyright] BDSB." Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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