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Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam): postcards, 1936
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Edith Giles Barcus Family Photograph Collection
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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
Hoover Dam: Building of Hoover Dam 34 mins, Hoover Dam Birthday 16 min: U-matic tape, approximately 1990 to 1999
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
William Mors Audiovisual Collection
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Collection Number: MS-01147
Collection Name: William Mors Audiovisual Collection
Box/Folder: Box 07
Collection Name: William Mors Audiovisual Collection
Box/Folder: Box 07
Archival Component
Photograph of Hoover Dam rendering, circa 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Engineer's rendering of Hoover (Boulder) Dam.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1936 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A general view of Hoover Dam, as seen from the Nevada side.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, 1932
Date
1931 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Looking downstream at cofferdam and diversion tunnels.
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Postcard of Hoover Dam spillway, circa 1935-1936
Date
1935 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
Looking upstream from Boulder Dam, showing lower Lake Mead and highway to Kingman, Arizona. Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.
Image
Postcard of Hoover Dam, circa 1936-1955
Date
1936 to 1955
Archival Collection
Description
A boat in front of the Hoover Dam, formally known as Boulder Dam.
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Postcard of Hoover Dam construction, January 1934
Date
1934-01
Archival Collection
Description
Black and White photographic postcard showing construction workers, cranes, and cement forms on Hoover (Boulder) Dam. Text on front of postcard: "Boulder Dam- Jan. 1934."
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Postcard showing Hoover Dam, circa 1930s - 1940s
Date
1930 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of a small boat sailing on the upstream face of Hoover Dam, previously known as Boulder Dam, in Black Canyon. Transcribed onto the top border of the image: "Upstream Face And Intake Towers, Boulder Dam."
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Slide of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1936 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
A downstream view of Hoover Dam with a rainbow over the Colorado River.
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