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Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1971-07-01

Description

p.4 #795 Portion of gravel pits on Arizona side of the river, 11 miles above damsite. Hills in background are across the river in Nevada, 5 miles away. Jan. 16, 1932. p.4 #902 Close-up of drag line loading 30 cub yard Western side-dump car. Plymouth gasoline locomotive switching. Feb. 10, 1932. p.4 #906 Marion electric drag line with 5 cubic yard capacity bucket, loading gravel. Feb. 10, 1932. p.4 #904 First train loaded with gravel leaving gravel pits for screening plant. Feb. 10, 1932.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1971-07-01

Description

p.5 #948 Foundations for the trash rack structure being installed in front of upper portal of Diversion Tunnel no.2. This is where the first pay concrete was poured. Mar. 7, 1932. p.5 #943 View of gravel plant, showing live storage of screened aggregate and sand in foreground. Storage pile for raw aggregate in background. Mar. 2, 1932. p.5 #951 Upper portals of Diversion Tunnels No.1 and 2. Note workmen scaling above portal of Diversion tunnel No.1. Mar. 7, 1932. p.5 #937 Night view of gravel plant, taken near first scalping screen, and looking in opposite direction than the view on left. Feb. 26, 1932.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1971-07-01

Description

p.6 #953 Looking out of upper portal of Diversion Tunnel No.2. Bucyrus Erie 43-B gas-air shovel reflected in pool of water. Mar. 7, 1932. p.6 #971 Flashlight close-up of workmen drilling on invert excavation. Mar. 7, 1932 p.6 #970 Flashlight photograph of drilling jumbo working on invert excavation at upper portal of Diversion Tunnel no.4 Mar. 8, 1932. p.6 #972 Wings extended for drilling fold back against the sides of drilling jumbo. Mar. 8, 1932.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1971-07-01

Description

p.7 #969 First-aid station and ambulance located at river camp above upper portals. Similar hospital is maintained at lower portals. Mar, 8, 1932. p.7 #918 Interior of one of many drill sharpening stations, showing forge and Ingersoll-Rand drill sharpener. Feb. 15, 1932. p.7 #974 Caterpillar 60 with bull-dozer in front and cow-dozer aft, used extensively for moving muck. Mar. 8, 1932. p.7 #946 Two levels of highway which will cross top of the dam. Note the rubble stone masonry retaining wall. High-level concrete mixing plant will be located in the draw in foreground. Mar. 2, 1932.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1971-07-01

Description

p.8 #989 Looking upstream at Black Canyon. Dam will be located just upstream from foot-bridge, at bottom of picture. Entrance to upper portals of diversion tunnels opposite the middle truck bridge. Mar. 12, 1932. p.8 #996 Looking downstream from same point as No.989. Lower portals of diversion tunnels are just below. This picture Presents graphic view of problem of muck disposal. Mar. 14, 1932.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1971-07-01

Description

p.9 #1011 Marion electric shovel with 3 1-2 cubic yard rock dipper loading into White 8 cubic yard truck, at Nevada spillway cut. Mar, 18, 1932. p.9 #1014 Mack truck with 14 cubic yard body being loaded at Nevada Spillway cut. Five similar trucks being used on this operation. Mar. 18, 1932. p.9 #1004 White truck dumping near site of Nevada spillway cut and extending road the for muck disposal. Mar. 16, 1932.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1971-07-01

Description

p.10 #1016 Gantry crane used in pouring concrete in invert section of upper Diversion Tunnel No.3. Mar. 18, 1932. p.10 #1019 View showing method of pouring concrete in invert section of tunnel lining. Mar. 18, 1932. p.10 #1018 view of invert forms in upper Diversion Tunnel No.3 showing method of pouring slabs. Trimming jumbo for aligning gauge of tunnels in background. Mar. 18, 1932. p.10 #1020 First 40 foot slab of concrete poured in lining diversion tunnels. Mar. 18, 1932.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1971-07-01

Description

p.11 #1067 Nevada Spillway open cut excavation, as seen from Arizona side of river. Mar. 28, 1932. p.11 #1046 Same blast as No.1063, taken from river-level looking downstream. Mar. 28, 1932. p.11 #1063 Blast in scaling down canyon walls for construction of intake towers. Mar. 28, 1932. p.11 #1047 View taken few minutes after No.1046, to the left. Mar. 28, 1932.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1971-08-03

Description

p.12 #1055 Low level concrete mixing plant. View taken from cliffs on Arizona side of river. Mar. 28, 1932. p.12 #1113 Night view, looking upstream from below lower portals of diversion tunnels. Canyon presents a spectacular sight at night with myriads of lights. Apr. 8, 1932. p.12 #1058 Telephoto picture, similar to No.1055, to the left. Mar. 28, 1932. p.12 #1101 With the approach of annual spring rise in the river, the temporary truck bridge shown on right has been abandoned. Apr. 12, 1932.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1971-08-03

Description

Pg.11 #2419 Boulder Dam. Nov. 7th, 1933 Pg.11 #2428 Boulder Dam. (note 10 ft. diameter Power House Gallery forms being installed) Nov. 22nd, 1933.