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Close-up of the Arizona spillway during construction. Roads and buildings are visible.
1933-10-07
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Close-up of the Nevada spillway, looking downstream, during the construction of Hoover Dam. Cables, construction equipment, and roads are visible.
1933-10-07
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Shows concreting equipment inside No. 1 spillway tunnel during the construction of Hoover Dam.
1933-10-07
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View of Hoover Dam site, looking upstream. A railroad winds along the canyon and the Colorado River is visible above the dam site. Buildings and structures, high scaling equipment, and concrete forms are also visible.
1933-09-30
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Looking into the interior of a partially constructed diversion tunnel. There appears to be some sort of scaffolding for construction workers to stand on and the tunnel is illuminated by electric lighting.
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This photo shows two construction workers operating equipment used in the construction of Hoover Dam.
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he photo shows two construction dump trucks sitting in front of heavy equipment. This machinery appears to have some sort of pulley apparatus with a bucket attached for hauling dirt or rocks from the construction site. There are two construction...
2024-10-31
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A view of the Colorado River flowing through Black Canyon. In the forground are construction workers standing on a wooden trestle that is built along side the canyon wall. The workers appear to be dumping dirt from the trestle into the river....
2024-10-31
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This photograph shows a close-up of a construction worker's hands as he places a rock into the end of a tool. Beneath the workers hands is a wooden form that is partiioned off and holds various size rocks.
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This photograph shows two construction workers standing on the mountainside in front of a tunnel. They appear to be unloading dirt and rocks from a container over the side of the mountain.
2024-10-31
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This photograph shows blasting of a hillside at the Hoover Dam site.
2024-10-31
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This shows a construction worker operating a construction tractor which is loading dirt and rocks into the scoop on the front of the tractor.
2024-10-31
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View of the Colorado River flowing through Black Canyon (not Boulder Canyon).
2024-10-31
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A construction worker is operating a construction tractor with an attached trailer that is filled with boulders, rocks and dirt.
2024-10-31
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Construction workers use ropes to pull themselves up and down the cliffs in Boulder Canyon. The workers use picks to dig trails on the mountainside.
2024-10-31
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An aerial view of the Colorado River flowing through Black Canyon (not Boulder Canyon).
2024-10-31
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Aerial view of the Colorado River flowing through Black (not Boulder) Canyon.
2024-10-31
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A view of Black (not Boulder)Canyon floor after the Colorado River has been diverted. Construction scaffolding can be seen in the lower right of the photograph.
2024-10-31
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This shows a view looking down into Black (not Boulder) Canyon during early stages of construction of Hoover Dam. The Colorado River is in the process of being diverted and construction equipment and workers can be seen in the foreground.
2024-10-31
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Two construction workers stand at what appears to be an entrance to a tunnel in Black (not Boulder) Canyon. Cables are visible above the men.
2024-10-31
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A view of the Colorado River flowing through Black (not Boulder) Canyon. On the right side of the canyon there is a road with two automobiles, some construction equipment, and a construction worker.
2024-10-31
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View taken high above Hoover Dam construction site showing the forms for poruing the concrete. There are trucks, buildings, a railroad, and roads visible. The Colorado River can be seen above the site. Other construction equipment shown includes...
1933-10-15
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View of interior of diversion tunnel No. 3 during the construction of Hoover Dam.
1933-10-30
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View of the Hoover Dam construction site from high above showing forms for the poring of the concrete, looking downstream. There are trucks, a train along the canyon wall, and buildings in the picture. Construction equipment includes high...
1933-10-31
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