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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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Postcard of Hoover Dam's downstream face, circa mid 1930s
Date
1934 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
Color image showing an artist's rendering of Boulder Dam's downstream face. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Postcard of Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s to 1950s
Date
1935 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An aerial view of Hoover Dam with Fortification Mountain in distance.
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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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Postcard of power generators at Hoover Dam, circa 1935-1940
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
An image of 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 showing the transportation of a pipe, Hoover Dam, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of the transportation of a pipe necessary for the construction of Boulder Dam, a title that was later changed to Hoover Dam. Transcribed onto the top border of the image: "Transporting Pipe, 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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Postcard of Hoover Dam, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
Postcard with an illustration of Hoover Dam. The caption reads: "Boulder Dam, as it will look when completed, Colorado River."
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Photograph of the Hoover Dam, 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Description
A, "spectacular rainbow beneath Hoover Dam" shines brightly.
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