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Postcard of downstream face of Hoover Dam, circa 1934-1935

Date

1934 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

Retouched photo of Hoover Dam. Commemorative stamps on back, postmarked September 30, 1935.

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Views of Boulder Dam and Las Vegas, Nevada

Description

"N.E. Johnson, photographer and publisher." Booklet consists primarily of photographs of the Colorado River in Black Canyon, prior to the construction of Hoover (Boulder) Dam, and photographs of people and businesses in early 20th-century Las Vegas.

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Film transparency of the face of Hoover (Boulder) Dam, taken from the downstream side of the dam on the Nevada side, May, 1947

Date

1947-05

Description

The face of Hoover (Boulder) Dam, taken from the downstream side of the dam on the Nevada side. May, 1947. The intake towers are visible in the background. The Arizona spillway is visible at the far right of the photograph. During the years of lobbying leading up to the passage of legislation authorizing the dam in 1928, Hoover Dam was originally referred to "Boulder Dam" or as "Boulder Canyon Dam", even though the proposed site had shifted to Black Canyon. The Boulder Canyon Project Act of 1928 (BCPA) never mentions a proposed name or title for the dam. When Secretary Wilbur spoke at the ceremony starting the building of the railway between Las Vegas and the dam site on September 17, 1930, he named the dam "Hoover Dam", citing a tradition of naming dams after Presidents, though none had been so honored during their terms of office. After Hoover's election defeat in 1932 and the accession of the Roosevelt administration, Secretary Ickes ordered on May 13, 1933 that the dam be referred to as "Boulder Dam". In the following years, the name "Boulder Dam" failed to fully take hold, with many Americans using both names interchangeably and map makers divided as to which name should be printed. In 1947, a bill passed both Houses of Congress unanimously restoring the name to "Hoover Dam".

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Film transparency of the face of Hoover (Boulder) Dam, taken from the downstream side of the dam on the Nevada side, May, 1947

Date

1947-05

Description

Hoover (Boulder) Dam, taken from the downstream side of the dam on the Nevada side, May, 1947. The intake towers, several electric line towers, and the Arizona spillway are visible. During the years of lobbying leading up to the passage of legislation authorizing the dam in 1928, Hoover Dam was originally referred to "Boulder Dam" or as "Boulder Canyon Dam", even though the proposed site had shifted to Black Canyon. The Boulder Canyon Project Act of 1928 (BCPA) never mentions a proposed name or title for the dam. When Secretary Wilbur spoke at the ceremony starting the building of the railway between Las Vegas and the dam site on September 17, 1930, he named the dam "Hoover Dam", citing a tradition of naming dams after Presidents, though none had been so honored during their terms of office. After Hoover's election defeat in 1932 and the accession of the Roosevelt administration, Secretary Ickes ordered on May 13, 1933 that the dam be referred to as "Boulder Dam". In the following years, the name "Boulder Dam" failed to fully take hold, with many Americans using both names interchangeably and map makers divided as to which name should be printed. In 1947, a bill passed both Houses of Congress unanimously restoring the name to "Hoover Dam".

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Hoover Dam Postcards, Image 006

Date

1931

Description

Downstream face of Boulder Dam at night

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Postcard of the Hoover Dam, 1936-1950s

Date

1936 to 1959

Description

View of the Hoover Dam from above. Written on the bottom of the postcard is: "Boulder Dam and Fortification Mt[?] 660 Vegas Studio."

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Postcard of Hoover Dam, circa 1935

Date

1935 to 1936

Description

Photographic postcard showing the newly completed Hoover Dam and intake towers. Description given on bottom of photograph: "Boulder Dam upstream face and intake towers. Note newly constructed Highway which connects Kingman, Arizona with Boulder City, Nevada."

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Photograph of open valves at Hoover Dam, circa 1934-1936

Date

1934 to 1936

Archival Collection

Description

A view from the Arizona side railroad tracks of open valves at Hoover Dam outlet works.

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Hoover Dam Postcards, Image 005

Date

1931

Description

Looking downstream, Boulder Dam

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Hoover Dam Postcards, Image 007

Date

1931

Description

Downstream face of Boulder Dam

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