A view of the interior of Boulder Dam, as seen from a visitor viewpoint platform; a man leans against the railing, looking down at power generators below. Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
An image from the power generator floor of visitors standing on a viewpoint platform inside the Hoover Dam powerhouse. Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
An image from the power generator floor of visitors standing on a viewpoint platform inside the Hoover Dam powerhouse. Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
Coffey recommends not installing a hydropower water wheel on the Las Vegas Creek, but increasing capacity at the Las Vegas Power plant. The higher initial cost would be beneficial in the long run. "W-2-4-2" in pencil in upper right corner, letter also has numerous pencil corrections.
The Bergman Walls & Associates architectural drawings contains projects with scanned digital copies of their physical drawings dating between 1997 and 2017. The digital material also include presentation files, renderings, computer generated drawings, and scanned drawings uniquely available only in digital formats in physical formats. These files are available as access copies generated from four USB flash drives obtained from BWA.
When available, project numbers refer to the original project identification numbers used by BWA for filing purposes. Project number "000000" refer to unbuilt or conceptual drawings and projects filed but not properly identified. Clients refer to the individual, corporation, or group a project is designed for. Location refers to a project's proposed site, current site, or previously existing site of construction.
Also included are unscanned drawings containing unique renderings, sketches, and prints of computer generated drawings only with no digital components or counterparts.
Archival Collection
Bergman Walls & Associates Architectural Drawings
Downstream side of Hoover Dam showing the electric generators and lines that create hydroelectric power. The Colorado River reaches right up to the Dam's wall. Photograph by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
In this audio clip, Gil Shaw talks about being the default historian for Congregation Ner Tamid, and his interest in preserving history for future generations.