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View of the intake towers and the spillway on the Arizona side of the dam during construction. Hoisting equipment, concrete forms, and high scaling equipment can be seen.
1934-03-24
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Shows the Nevada intake towers during construction. Taken from the Arizona side of the Hoover Dam site, hoisting equipment, a train trestle, a temporary stariway up the side of the canyon and concrete forms are visible. In the upper right corner...
1934-03-24
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Shows Hoover DAm and the Nevada intake towers during construction. Temporary stairways, train trestle, concrete forms, hoisting machinery and other construction equipment can be seen. "Monkey slide" spans the canyon and can be seen in the...
1934-04-28
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Shows valve house outlet pipes being uloaded with a cableway. A construction worker is standing on top of a pipe as it is being lifted off a railroad car.
1934-04-27
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This aerial photo shows various parts of the dam under construction. Cableways, an overhead tram, various buildings and structures, railroad tracks, trestles, and concrete forms are visible. Also shows the Arizona spillway, Arizona intake...
1934-04-17
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View of a train carrying cars loaded with sand. The train trestle is visible as well as the bins at Himix Concrete Plant where rock and sand are dumped.
1934-04-17
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This is a close-up of open end round metal forms that are sitting in a ditch. The metal forms are surrounded by a wooden enclosure.
2024-10-31
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A view of construction workers operating tractors as they construct a highway across the desert floor during the summer of 1931.
2024-10-31
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This photograph shows a view of the Colorado River in Black (not Boulder) Canyon.
2024-10-31
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This photograph shows 3 construction workers observing electric generators being hauled up the river bank on wooden tracks through the use of pulleys and ropes. The backround of the picture shows the Colorado River flowing though Black Canyon.
2024-10-31
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This is a view looking at the walls of Black Canyon with the Colorado River flowing below. In the foreground of the picture there is a ledge or trail cut into the side of the mountain and there is a piece of digging equipment sitting on the ledge....
2024-10-31
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A view of construction workers digging trenches across the desert floor to lay water pipelines. There are several dirt roads in the area and there has already been some pipeline laid. In the background is the surrounding mountains.
2024-10-31
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A view of a warehouse under construction in the desert around Boulder City. The building is framed and 1/2 of the exterior walls are up.
2024-10-31
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This photograph shows workers operating a power shovel to dig dirt and rocks and put them in a truck at the Hoover Dam site. The picture also shows an air compressor.
2024-10-31
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This photograph shows construction workers using a hose attached to a tank filled with water to water down the dirt at the Dam site. The water tank is attached to a truck bed. Three workers are operating the water hose. Two other workers are...
2024-10-31
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This shows a room filled with machinery. There is a huge motor attached to the floor and there are large wheel turning valves shown on the right side of the photograph. In the background, the rear of the room appears to have some type of electric...
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This photograph shows a pipeline at the Dam site. The pipeline appears to have a valve that can be opened or shut with a wheel turning device. The pipeline appears to be attached to a concrete form shown in the lower right of the photo. The outer...
2024-10-31
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A bridge stretches from one side of Black (not Boulder) Canyon to the other side, with the Colorado River flowing beneath. The background shows scaffolding against the mountainside. A building sits against the mountain at the far end of the...
2024-10-31
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A view of construction workers towing a generator behind the boat that they are using to cross the Colorado River.
2024-10-31
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A view of railroad tracks on the side of the mountain leading into a tunnel in the background. Both walls of the canyon are visable and the Colorado River is flowing through the bottom of the canyon. In the foreground of the left side of the...
2024-10-31
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Shows the Nevada power house under construction at the dam site. Various buildings, concrete forms, and the wall of the rising dam can be seen. Behind the dam, part of an intake tower is visible as well as a cable across the canyon.
1934-05-29
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View of construction of the Arizona power house at the dam site. Hoisting equipment, cables, trucks and construction workers can be seen. Various buildings and structures are pictured as well as roads and concrete pouring forms.
1934-05-29
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View of Hoover Dam and power house under construction. Buildings and structures, concrete pouring forms, cables, and a crane can be seen. Some construction workers and trucks are also pictured. Above the dam part of an intake tower is sticking up.
1934-05-29
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Shows partially completed power house at the Hoover Dam site. A construction worker, ladders, cables and building materials such as lumber are visible.
1934-05-29
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View of construction of the Arizona intake towers from the Nevada side of Black Canyon. Part of the dam is visible in the lower right corner. High scaling equipment, temporary bridges, hoisting equipment and cables can be seen.
1934-05-29
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