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Shows the Nevada spillway weir under construction. Scaffolding, temporary stairways, a construction shed, and other equipment can be seen.
1933-10-30
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Site where the intake towers and the spillway on the Arizona side of the dam are being built. Construction roads, high scaling equipment, and other construction equipment can be seen.
1933-10-31
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Photo shows the site of the construction of the intake towers on the Nevada side of the dam. High scaling equipment, a crane, scaffolding, construction buildings and equipment are visible.
1933-10-31
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View of the Hoover Dam construction site from high above the canyon. The Colorado River is visible above the dam site. A cable spans the canyon, there is a train winding along the canyon wall, and construction roads are visible. Some buildings...
1933-11-07
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Aerial photo of the Hoover Dam construction site showing forms for poring concrete. Forms for the power house gallery are visible. A train winds along the canyon wall, there is high scaling equipment on the walls, and the Colorado River can be...
1933-11-22
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View of construction taking place at the upper portals of the diversion tunnels for Hoover Dam. Power shovel, buildings, roads, and scaffolding can be seen. Only the exterior portions of the tunnels are visible.
1933-11-30
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View of the Himix Concrete Plant at the Hoover Dam site. The structure is mutli-storied and built into the side of the canyon. There is a flatbed truck with a cement bucket on the back and cement mixers are visible. There is a construction...
1933-12-01
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A close-up view of Hoover Dam construction. There is a railroad running along the canyon, concrete forms, a truck, and a building. Temporary stairways have been built into the canyon walls.
1933-11-30
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Shows site where the intake towers are being constructed on the Arizona side of Hoover Dam. Shows high scaling equipment and various structures including the boom derrick.
1933-12-01
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Interior of diversion tunnel no. 2, illuminated by electric lights, showing construction workers with concrete pouring forms. The tunnel walls are partially finished.
1934-01-27
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View of the weir section of the Nevada Spillway nearing completion. Construction equipment and concrete pouring forms are seen around the area. Two small buildings, one raised on a trestle and one below the spillway, are also visible. Two...
1934-01-24
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View of the Nevada spillway, nearing completion, looking upstream from the Colorado River in Black Canyon. Concrete pouring forms and construction equipment are visible on the spillway walls and floor. Power lines are seen running overhead, and...
1934-01-24
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View from donwstream on the Arizona side of the Colorado River of concrete pouring construction on Hoover Dam. Construction workers are seen amid multiple concrete pouring forms and scaffolding. A suspended concrete pouring bucket is seen in the...
1934-01-24
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View from downstream on the Colorado River of construction on Hoover Dam. The dam wall is covered with scaffolding, ladders, concrete pouring forms and other construction equipment. The base of the power house is seen in the foreground.
1934-01-24
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View of construction on the upstream face of Hoover Dam. Construction equipment, including a Marion type 490 electric dragline, concrete pouring forms, scaffolding and temporary buidlings are seen at the site.
1934-01-24
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View of construction on the upstream face of Hoover Dam. Construction equipment, scaffolding and concrete pouring forms are seen on and around the dam wall. Temporary stairs are seen attached to the wall of Black Canyon on the upper right. An...
1934-01-24
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View of construction on the bases of the Arizona intake towers in the Hoover Dam construction site in Black Canyon.
1933-12-27
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View of construction on the Arizona intake towers, looking upstream on the Colorado River in Black Canyon. A derrick anchored in the intake tower base is seen above the canyon. A temporary bridge is also seen spanning the canyon.
1933-12-27
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View of initial construction of the Nevada intake towers in the Hoover Dam construction site in Black Canyon. Temporary stairs are seen attached to the canyon wall, and a railroad bench is seen near the bottom of the canyon wall.
1933-12-27
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View of construction on the upstream face of Hoover Dam in Black Canyon. Scaffolding, concrete pouring forms and other construction equipment are seen around the site. Temporary buildings and trucks are seen in the foreground.
1933-12-27
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View of construction on the downstream face of Hoover Dam in Black Canyon. Scaffolding, ladders, concrete pouring forms and other construction equipment are seen at the site.
1933-12-27
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Aerial view taken looking upstream on the Colorado River in Black Canyon of the Hoover Dam construction site. Multiple concrete pouring forms and other construction equipment are seen on the dam face. Temporary buildings and a temporary bridge...
1933-12-27
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Two men stand beside an empty two-hundred ton two-way trailer next to a railroad track. An automobile is parked in front of an industrial building seen in the background, and other buildings are seen by the railroad track.
1933-12-15
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Interior of diversion tunnel no. 2, showing excavation work. Construction workers stand on and below scaffolding to reach the tunnel walls and ceiling. Trucks are seen on the tunnel floor. The site is illuminated by electric lighting....
1933-12-29
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Several men inspect a two hundred ton two-way trailer loaded with construction materials. The trailer stands next to a railroad track, and in front an industrial building. Mountains can be seen in the background.
1933-12-15
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