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[Power substation during Hoover Dam construction]Substation which supplies power for dam's construction. |
View of a substation used to power Hoover Dam construction activities. Also shown are buildings and roads winding up into the mountains.
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1931?-1935?
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[Aerial view of Black Canyon and the Colorado]Dam site Black Canyon. |
An aerial view of the Colorado River winding through Black Canyon, showing future site of Hoover Dam. Shows mountains surrounding the canyon and in the distance.
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1930-06-27
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[Aerial view of Black Canyon and the Colorado]Aerial view of Black Canyon dam site. |
Aerial view of Black Canyon and the Colorado River, future site of Hoover Dam. Panoramic view of the mountains and surrounding countryside.
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1930?
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[People at Lookout Point viewing Hoover Dam construction]Lookout Point on the brink of Black Canyon. |
A group of people are peering over Lookout Point, watching the progress of the Hoover Dam construction. The dam construction is not visible.
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1931?-1935?
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[Screened aggregate and sand in front of the gravel plant]A view of the gravel plant, showing the live storage of screened aggregate and sand in the foreground. |
View of the gravel plant, with cars and trucks parked in the foreground. Piles of screened aggregate and sand are seen in the foreground, and a storage pile for raw aggregate is seen in the background. The mountains are seen in the distance.
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1932-03-02
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[Night view of the gravel plant]A night view of the gravel plant, taken near the first scalping screen, and looking in the opposite direction than the view on the left. |
Night view of the gravel plant, which is illuminated with electric lights. Piles of raw aggregate and a building stand in the foreground.
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1932-02-26
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[Man on bank of Colorado River]Colorado River, near Black Canyon. |
Shows a man standing on the bank of the Colorado River, near Black Canyon. He is wearing a backpack and holding a rock and a rock hammer. There are mountains in the background.
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1920?-1923?
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[Men working on bank of Colorado River]Lower Black Canyon. |
Two men are constructing what appears to be a dock on the bank of the Colorado River in lower Black Canyon. There are mountains in the background.
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1930?-1935?
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[Colorado River in Black Canyon]Colorado River, 5 miles below Boulder Damsite [sic]. |
View of the Colorado River, five miles below the Hoover Dam site, in Black Canyon.
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1930?-1935?
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[Colorado River in Black Canyon at sunrise]Taken at sunrise, 12 miles below the damsite [sic]. |
Shows the Colorado River, 12 miles below Hoover Dam site. There are mountains in the background. This was taken at sunrise.
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1930?-1935?
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[Colorado River in Black Canyon]Colorado River, 7 miles below Boulder Dam. |
View of the Colorado River in Black Canyon, 7 miles below the Hoover Dam site.
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1930?-1935?
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[Man on bank of Colorado River in Black Canyon]Colorado River, 5 miles below Boulder Dam. |
A man carrying camping gear poses on the bank of the Colorado River in Black Canyon. This was taken 5 miles below the Hoover Dam site.
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1930?-1935?
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Surveyors overlooking Black Canyon. |
Two surveyors pose as they are working high above Black Canyon. The Colorado River is visible far below.
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1928?-1931?
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General view - Boulder City. |
General view of Boulder City, Nevada, showing stores, Six Companies' dormitories, and other buildings. Several people and cars are in the picture. There appears to be snow on the ground.
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1931-12-11
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[Colorado River below Hoover Dam site]Colorado River, 12 miles below Boulder Dam. |
Shows the Colorado River 12 miles below the Hoover Dam site. There are mountains in the background of the photo.
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1930 ?-1935 ?
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[Boulder City, Nevada]Boulder City. |
Shows man perched on hill overlooking Boulder City, Nevada. Houses and other buildings are visible. There are power lines overhead.
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1932?-1935?
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[Electric shovel loading rocks into dump truck]Marion electric shovel with 3 1-2 cubic-yard rock dipper loading into White 8 cubic-yard truck, at Nevada spillway cut. |
Close up of an electric power shovel loading rock and debris into a dump truck. A driver sits in the truck.
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1932-03-18
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[Worker sitting in dump truck being loaded by power shovel]Mack truck with 14 cubic-yard body being loaded at the Nevada spillway cut. |
Close up of a construction worker sitting in a Mack truck which is being loaded with debris by a power shovel.
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1932-03-18
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[Dump truck unloading debris during construction of muck disposal road]White truck dumping near site of Nevada spillway cut and extending the road for muck disposal. |
View of a dump truck unloading debris during construction of a roadway. One construction worker sits behind the wheel of the truck and two others stand by observing from the road.
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1932-03-16
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[Invert concrete pouring forms inside diversion tunnel]View showing method of pouring concrete in invert section of tunnel lining. |
Interior of a diversion tunnel, showing invert concrete pouring forms. Some construction workers can be seen in the foreground. The tunnel is illuminated by electric lights.
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1932-03-18
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[Gantry crane inside diversion tunnel no. 3]Gantry crane used in pouring concrete in the invert section of upper Diversion Tunnel No. 3. |
A gantry crane is seen inside a diversion tunnel during construction of Hoover Dam. A flat bed truck is seen on the tunnel floor in the foreground and construction workers stand by. The tunnel is illuminated by electric lights.
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1932-03-18
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[Invert forms inside diversion tunnel no. 3]View of invert forms in upper Diversion Tunnel No. 3, showing method of pouring slabs. |
Interior of diversion tunnel no. 3, showing invert forms used for pouring concrete slabs. A trimming jumbo used for aligning the gauge of the tunnels is seen in the background. The tunnel is illuminated by electric lights.
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1932-03-18
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[Blasting in the walls of Black Canyon for intake tower construction]A blast in scaling down the canyon walls for the construction of the intake towers. |
View of rock blasting in Black Canyon in preparation for construction of the Hoover Dam intake towers.
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1932-03-28
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[Blasting in Black Canyon seen from the Colorado River]The same blast as No. 1063, taken from the river-level looking downstream. |
View of rock blasting in Black Canyon from downstream on the Colorado River.
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1932-03-28
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[Low level concrete mixing plant seen from the Arizona side of the Colorado River]The low level concrete mixing plant. |
View taken from the cliffs on the Arizona side of the Colorado River of the low level concrete mixing plant. Roads and buildings are seen near the river bank on the Nevada side.
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1932-03-28
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