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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 Hoover Dam, 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of the Hoover Dam in 1960s.
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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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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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Dams (Echo Valley Canyon Dam), 1970
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00809
Collection Name: Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
Box/Folder: Box 08
Collection Name: Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
Box/Folder: Box 08
Archival Component
Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam): postcards, 1936
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Edith Giles Barcus Family Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00117
Collection Name: Edith Giles Barcus Family Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Collection Name: Edith Giles Barcus Family Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Film transparency of workers pouring concrete into the dam form, Hoover Dam, January 7, 1934
Date
1934-01-07
Archival Collection
Description
Workers pouring concrete into the dam form at the Hoover Dam construction site.
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Boulder Dam Postage Stamp
Identifier
MS-00052
Abstract
The collection consists of one three-cent United States (U.S.) postage stamp from 1935 featuring Boulder Dam, located on the Arizona-Nevada border.
Archival Collection
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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