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Interview with Robert Martin "Doc" Campbell, Jr., March 12, 2005
Date
2005-03-12
Archival Collection
Description
Narrator affiliation: Atomic Veteran, U.S. Navy
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Photograph of waterwheel on the Muddy River near Logandale, Nevada, January 21, 1947
Date
1947-01-21
Archival Collection
Description
38 foot waterwheel on the Muddy River near Logandale, Nevada.
Transcribed Notes: Bureau of Reclamation typed notes appended to back of photo: Boulder Canyon Project, Nevada Region 3 A 38-foot water wheel lifts water 30 feet from the Muddy River to irrigate a farm near Glendale, Nevada.
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Slide of the barged used in construction phase of Hoover Dam, Colorado River, January 10, 1932
Date
1932-01-10
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a barge used to transfer trucks and heavy materials across the Colorado River during the construction phase of the Boulder Canyon Project, better known as Hoover Dam. This specific barge is equipped with a double drum hoist. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Slide of boats used in construction phase of Hoover Dam, January 10, 1932
Date
1932-01-10
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of boats used to transport men, powder, and supplies up and down the Colorado River in Black Canyon during the construction phase of the Boulder Canyon Project, better known as Hoover Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Slide of the construction phase of the Hoover Dam, November 19, 1931
Date
1931-11-19
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the construction phase of the Boulder Dam Project, also known as Hoover Dam. This image features Six Companies, Inc. employees aligning and oiling six miles of road down toward the upper portals on Hemenway Wash.
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Slide of the construction phase of Hoover Dam, March 27, 1931
Date
1931-03-27
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the construction phase of the Boulder Canyon Project, also known as Hoover Dam. Excavation for the Hoover Dam construction substation by the Nevada-California Power Company is visible. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Slide of the Hoover Dam site at Black Canyon, October 12, 1931
Date
1931-10-12
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon showing an upstream view during construction. This picture is one of several that cover the entire construction phase of the Hoover Dam from beginning on October 12, 1931, to completion on September 11, 1936. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of the Hoover Dam powerhouse during a Young Presidents' Organization party, March 9, 1971
Date
1971-03-09
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a celebration at the Hoover Dam powerhouse. The Young Presidents' Organization arranged a party for nearly 1,000 people that was held on the roof of the powerhouse. The visitors, the first to use this setting, would all be wearing hard hats. Tables, chairs, barbeque pits, a bandstand, and dance floor are visible.
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