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Photograph of a turbine, Hoover Dam, 1931-1936
Date
1931 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
The inside of the turbine room in the Hoover Dam in the early 1930s. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, August 8, 1967
Date
1967-08-08
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Hoover Dam. A rare view of Hoover Dam against a cloud pattern in a desert sky that is usually clear. The world-famous dam, completed by the Bureau of Reclamation, conquered the Colorado River for the first time in history. The dam, spanning the river between Nevada and Arizona, provides all of Reclamation's multipurpose benefits: flood protection, river control, water storage and conservation for irrigation; municipal and industrial uses; generation of low-cost hydroelectric energy; enhancement of navigation; recreation; and fish and wildlife protection.
Image
Postcard of Hoover Dam, circa 1935
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the Boulder Dam. The name was officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947. Text from postcard: "Upstream face of Boulder Dam. Note roadway which connects Kingman, Arizona, and Boulder City, Nevada. Six Companies Inc. Photo."
Image
Hoover Dam area: photographic print
Date
1930 (year uncertain) to 1933 (year uncertain)
Archival Collection
Description
Pinhole view of the Hoover Dam area looking west. The U.S. Construction Railroad and the Black Canyon highway is depicted in the foreground of the photograph.
Image
Photograph of the newly constructed Hoover Dam, 1936
Date
1936
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the finished Hoover Dam and Lake Mead nearly full. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
Image
Photograph of a bridge, Hoover Dam, 1934
Date
1934-01
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph taken by John McCreary of a bridge spanning the canyon during construction the of Hoover Dam, January 1934.
Image
Aerial photograph of the dam, Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1931 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Hoover Dam construction, looking upstream.
Image
Photograph of Hoover Dam spillway, 1935-1940
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
The spillway of the Hoover Dam. It was named Boulder Dam until 1947, when it was offically renamed the Hoover Dam. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
Image
Photograph of Hoover Dam interior, 1935-1940
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
Interior of Hoover Dam. It was originally called the Boulder Dam, but renamed in 1947 as the Hoover Dam. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
Image
Burrell C. Lawton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam
Identifier
PH-00120
Abstract
The Burrell C. Lawton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam depicts the construction of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam on the Colorado River near Las Vegas, Nevada from 1931 to 1934. The photographs primarily depict workers, construction equipment, and the progression of the dam's concrete structures. The photographs also depict construction of diversion tunnels, bridges, the gravel plant, the intake towers, and the concrete mixing plant.
Archival Collection