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Film transparency of railroad boxcar being lowered into Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1931 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
A view of a railroad boxcar being lowered by cable into Hoover Dam.
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Postcard of Tonopah (Nev.), 1905
Date
1905
Archival Collection
Description
Original color postcard of Tonopah, Nevada, 1905. The district's major mines appear on Mount Oddie in the background. At the time the population of the town was over 4,000 and the mines were producing in excess of $230,000 a month. Tonopah went on to become one of the state's largest silver producers.
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Film transparency of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Hoover Dam's intake towers and Lake Mead. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Film transparency of general construction on Hoover Dam, April 17, 1934
Date
1934-04-17
Archival Collection
Description
A general view of Hoover Dam construction.
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