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Postcard of Hoover Dam spillway, circa 1935-1936
Date
1935 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
Looking upstream from Boulder Dam, showing lower Lake Mead and highway to Kingman, Arizona. Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A view of a part of the Hoover Dam.
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Postcard of Hoover Dam at night, circa late 1930s
Date
1936 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Hand-painted postcard showing an upstream view of Boulder (Hoover) Dam. Text on front of postcard: "Boulder Dam at Night"; Text on back of postcard: "Boulder Dam is the highest in the world, rises 727 feet above bed rock. It is 650 feet thick at the base, and the 45 foot crest forms a highway bridge from wall to wall of the gorge, 1180 feet in length, connecting transcontinental traffic arteries between Kingman, Arizona and Boulder City, Nevada. The view of the Dam at night is a most impressive spectacle."
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of Hoover Dam at night.
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Photograph of a transmission tower, Hoover Dam, circa 1935
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
Men working on a transmission tower at Hoover Dam.
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Postcard of Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s to 1950s
Date
1935 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
A sunset at Hoover Dam.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, 1933
Date
1933
Archival Collection
Description
Handwritten description of provided on back of image: "Taken by Robert Corvan, 1933. Up-river side of Hoover Dam before Lake Mead was filled."
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Photograph of powerhouses and downstream face of Hoover Dam from coffer dam, circa 1934-1935
Date
1934 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Looking upstream at the nearly completed Hoover (Boulder) Dam.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of the Hoover Dam in 1960s.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, 1934
Date
1934-01
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph taken by John McCreary of sections of the Hoover Dam, January 1934.
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