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Postcard of Hoover Dam, 1931

Date

1931

Description

Postcard with an illustration of Boulder Dam view from Lookout Point. Boulder Dam was later renamed Hoover Dam.

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Photograph of dam, Hoover Dam (Nev.), January, 1936

Date

1936-01

Description

Lower face of the Hoover Dam from Nevada, looking toward Arizona, Jan. 1936. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

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Postcard of Hoover Dam, 1931

Date

1931

Description

Illustration of Boulder Dam, later called Hoover Dam, with the view of lower portals and diversion tunnels. The caption reads: "Boulder Dam, looking upstream, showing Colorado River."

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Photograph of the Hoover Dam, 1934

Date

1934-01

Description

Photograph taken by John McCreary of the construction of the Hoover Dam, January 1934.

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Photograph of dam site, Hoover Dam, January 1933

Date

1933-01

Description

Looking upstream at the dam site, Hoover Dam, January 1933. Construction materials and small bridges line the canyon above the river as the dam is being built.

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Photograph of Hoover Dam, 1933

Date

1933

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 Hoover Dam, 1931

Date

1931

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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Hoover Dam

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File

Archival Collection

Dorothy Dorothy Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00131
Collection Name: Dorothy Dorothy Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Postcard of Hoover Dam, 1934

Date

1934

Description

High scalers at Hoover Dam, with the Colorado River visible in the left side of the photo. Located on the back of the postcard is a handwritten description.

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