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Postcard of the Hoover Dam being constructed, Hoover Dam, 1934-1952
Date
1934 to 1952
Archival Collection
Description
Form K, a group of construction workers, were the first to reach top of Boulder Dam while being built.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam structural drawing, Hoover Dam (Nev.), January 4, 1940
Date
1940-01-04
Archival Collection
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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Aerial photograph of Hoover Dam, circa 1935
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image showing an aerial view of Hoover Dam. The name was officially changed from Boulder Dam to Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Postcard of powerhouse at Hoover Dam, circa 1935-1940
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
An image of completed power generators at Hoover Dam. Caption on image reads: "Interior of powerhouse at Boulder Dam, with six 115,000-H.P generators installed. Service Bureau photo." Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Postcard of Hoover Dam, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
Illustration of Boulder Dam, later called Hoover Dam, with the view of lower portals and diversion tunnels. The caption reads: "Boulder Dam, looking upstream, showing Colorado River."
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, 1935
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the downstream face of Hoover Dam.
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Postcard of Hoover Dam, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
Illustration of Hoover Dam as it was being built. The caption reads: "Looking upstream, Colorado River, Boulder Dam."
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Postcard showing Hoover Dam, circa 1930s - 1940s
Date
1930 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of a small boat sailing on the upstream face of Hoover Dam, previously known as Boulder Dam, in Black Canyon. Transcribed onto the top border of the image: "Upstream Face And Intake Towers, Boulder Dam."
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