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Photograph of ceremony celebrating Hoover Dam construction, September 17, 1930
Date
1930-09-17
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of Interior, naming the Boulder Dam (name officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947) at a ceremony celebrating the beginning of work on the Boulder Canyon Project and the beginning of the construction of Union Pacific Railroad from Boulder Junction (Bracken Junction) to the dam site.
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Photograph of the Hoover Dam construction site, August 1, 1932
Date
1932-08-01
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image showing an upstream view of Black Canyon from the Hoover Dam construction site. In the distance, Fortification Hill can be seen along with tunnel lining forms near the inlet portals of the Nevada diversion tunnels. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Black Canyon during the construction of the Hoover Dam, May 1933
Date
1933-05
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Black Canyon during the construction of Hoover Dam. Cable way elevators which transported the fathers of Hoover Dam to and from work can be seen, along with a pilot house on the Nevada side of the canyon. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of excavation activities at the bed of Hoover Dam, 1932-1933
Date
1932 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of excavation activities at the bed of Hoover Dam. High scalers can be seen displaying their clinging skills on the walls of the Black Canyon. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of construction of the Hoover Dam, October 18, 1932
Date
1932-10-18
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image showing dynamite blasts being fired simultaneously for the locations of the Arizona (left) and Nevada (right) intake towers at Hoover Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, December 3, 1932
Date
1932-12-31
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image showing a downstream view of the Hoover Dam construction site from the lower slope of the upper cofferdam. The excavation for the base of the Nevada intake towers can be seen in the upper right. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam construction, circa 1932 - 1933
Date
1932 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image showing excavation work on Boulder Dam at night. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Boulder City Elementary School, Boulder City, Nevada, August 1932
Date
1932-08
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image showing the entrance to the Boulder City Elementary School during its period of construction. The building, currently City Hall, is located at 401 California Avenue in Boulder City.
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Photograph of Boulder City Elementary School, Boulder City, Nevada, October 5, 1932
Date
1932-10-05
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the first eighth grade class of Boulder City Elementary School, currently the home of City Hall, located at 401 California Avenue in Boulder City. The principal of the school, Miss Leila Tilley, is visible in the back of the classroom behind the students.
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Photograph of Boulder City Elementary School, Boulder City, Nevada, October 5, 1932
Date
1932-10-05
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of school children in front of the Boulder City Elementary School, now the home of City Hall, located at 401 California Avenue in Boulder City. Four hundred of the 550 enrolled pupils are seen in front of the school.
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