The UNLV University Libraries Collection on Hoover Dam dates from 1935 to 1937 and consists of black-and-white photographs of the construction of Hoover Dam in Nevada. The collection is an artifical collection created by UNLV Special Collections and Archives staff. The photographs document early construction of the Hoover Dam to images of the dam at completion. The collection also contains photographs of construction workers.
Colorado River-Hoover Dam. Views of Boulder Dam printed in book or magazine; numbers on the photo correspond to particular areas described at the bottom of the image. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
The filling of the Hoover Dam after the completion of construction. This photograph was taken when it was called the Boulder Dam. It was officially renamed the Hoover Dam in 1947. Written on the top of the photo: "BDRA. NEV. 4.36 343." Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)