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View of the Hoover Dam construction site in Black Canyon, showing the nearly-completed dam face and construction on the power houses in the lower cofferdam. Concrete pouring forms are seen on the tops of the power houses. Temporary buildings,...
1935-03-26
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View of the Hoover Dam construction site looking downstream on the Colorado River in Black Canyon. The nearly-completed dam face, intake towers and spillways are seen. Cableways run over the canyon above the dam face and remaining construction...
1935-03-25
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View of construction of the roadway on the top of Hoover Dam. The Arizona intake towers and spillway are seen at the top of the picture. Construction workers and concrete pouring forms are seen at the top of the dam face.
1935-03-25
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View of construction on the Nevada intake towers and a portion of the roadway on the top of the dam face. Construction workers and concrete pouring forms are seen on the top of the dam face on the right. One of the Arizona intake towers can also...
1935-03-25
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Construction on the Nevada power house. Concrete pouring forms are seen on top of the structure's foundation. A portion of the dam face is seen in the background. Temporary buildings, motor vehicles, electric draglines and construction equipment...
1935-03-26
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Construction on the Arizona power house. A portion of the dam face is seen in the upper left. A construction worker stands on a dump truck in front of the power house and another worker is seen sitting on part of a cableway in the lower center of...
1935-03-26
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View of the Hoover Dam construction site in Black Canyon, showing the nearly-completed dam face and construction on the power houses in the lower cofferdam. Concrete pouring forms are seen on the tops of the power houses. Temporary buildings,...
1935-06-24
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View from the top of Hoover Dam of construction on the power houses in the lower cofferdam and on the valve houses in the walls of Black Canyon. Temporary buildings and construction equipment are seen on the cofferdam floor. Roof trusses and...
1935-06-25
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Aerial view of the Hoover Dam, nearing completion, in Black Canyon. Visible are the dam face, intake towers and spillways, and the Nevada valve house is seen in the middle left. The Colorado River is seen upstream of the dam. The roadway crossing...
1935-06-04
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Aerial view of the Hoover Dam construction site in Black Canyon. Visible are the spillways, intake towers, dam face, diversion tunnels and construction on the power houses. Temporary buildings are seen in the cofferdam downstream of the dam face....
1935-06-04
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View of the Hoover Dam site looking downstream from the Arizona side of Black Canyon, showing the reservoir level (Lake Mead) at the base of the intake towers.
1935-06-24
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Color transparency of the interior of Hoover Dam. A man is standing on the platform under a huge piece of equipment.
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Color transparency of the interior of Hoover Dam showing the giant generators. A man standing next to a generator gives perspective as to its size.
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Color transparency showing aerial view of Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, and the Colorado River.
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View of water being discharged into the no. 1 diversion tunnel. A series of bundled pipes is visible on the right side of the tunnel wall.
1935-03-26
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A man stands on a mountain in Boulder Canyon looking upstream from Observation Point at the reservoir area (Lake Mead) of Hoover Dam.
1935-06-24
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Color transparency (aerial view) of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. Part of the Colorado River is also visible.
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Color transparency showing aerial view of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. Also shows a portion of the Colorado River.
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View of water spilling from the outlet works of Hoove Dam. Clouds and mountains are visible in the background.
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Photo shows water spewing from the outlet works of Hoover Dam. A portion of the power house is also visible.
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Shows water spewing from the outlet works of Hoover Dam. Sun is shining through the water
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Shows the intake towers and the face of Hoover Dam. Lake Mead (reservoir)is beginning to fill.
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Expansive view of Hoover Dam taken from the side, looking across. The intake towers are prominent in the photo. Cars are visible on the road crossing the top of the dam. The mountains are in the background. Lake Mead has begun to fill.
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