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Shows a giant penstock pipe being lifted by hoisting machinery. Several construction workers are looking on and one is helping with the lifting. A tractor is also visible.
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Shows the giant penstock pipes in the Babcock and Wilcox Plant. They were used in the construction of Hoover Dam.
1934-04-30
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This postcard shows the construction of Hoover Dam in four different stages. All views were taken from the same point looking upstream. The first image shows Black Canyon and the Colorado River at the very beginning of construction (1931). The...
2024-04-29
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"First load of muck used in coffer dam [sic]. Looking at Arizona portals #3 & #4. Water now flowing thru these." (hand-written inscription on back of photo) Shows a dump truck dumping the muck and construction workers shoveling. A building...
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Shows giant penstock pipes and two automobiles at the Babcock & Wilcox Plant, near the construction site of Hoover Dam.
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Shows the huge penstock pipes at the Babcock & Wilcox Plant near the site of Hoover Dam construction. A man is standing next to one of the pipes. A train engine is on the railroad tracks, inside one of the pipes.
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Shows a huge penstock pipe at the Babcock & Wilcox Plant near the site of Hoover Dam construction. Several workers are pictured, and a steam train engine is parked on the railroad tracks inside the huge pipe.
1934-03-14
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Shows giant penstock pipes at the Babcock & Wilcox Plant near the Hoover Dam construction site. Construction workers are visible standing next to one of the pipes, which is 30 feet in diameter. The pipe is on the railroad tracks and a diesel...
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Shows a hydraulic turbine being transported to Hoover Dam. The sign on the turbine says "Hydraulic turbines, Boulder Dam, Allis Chalmers". A man is standing next to the turbine, which is fastened to a flat car (railroad car).
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Shows a man standing inside a diversion tunnel at the Hoover Dam site.
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Handwritten inscription on back: "Unloading dirt for coffer dam" from railroad cars.
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Handwritten inscription on back of photo: "View at upper portals showing narrowed channel just prior to diversion". Construction roads, equipment, and workers are visible. Some buildings and trucks are also in the picture.
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Shows men and trucks working on the cofferdam at the Hoover Dam site. Power shovels and other construction equipment are also visible.
1933-04-20
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Handwritten inscription on back of photo: "Rex motor mixer that has been picked off a white truck and being swung into position at tunnel #1 with load of cement." Shows hoisting machinery, railroad tracks, a steam locomotive, a suspension...
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Shows construction workers being lowered by cable into the canyon to work on Hoover Dam.
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Shows a box of equipment being lowered into Black Canyon during the construction of Hoover Dam. Cables, roads, and a truck are visible.
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Shows a box of equipment being lowered by cable into Black Canyon during the construction of Hoover Dam. Roads and a truck are visible.
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View of the Hoover Dam construction site showing equipment being lowered by cable, buildings, and other construction equipment. The Colorado River is partially visible as is the cofferdam.
1933-05-22
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Shows construction equipment being lowered by cable at the site of Hoover Dam construction. Buildings, other construction equipment, and workers are visible.
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Handwritten inscription on back of photo: "16-rigger riding the hook on a cableway (one of nine that span Black Canyon). The highway approach to the dam from the Arizona side can be seen across the canyon."
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Panoramic view of the Hoover Dam construction site. One of the lower portals to a division tunnel can be seen. Buildings, trucks, and the cofferdam are also visible. A portion of the Colorado River is in the scene.
1933-06-27
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Shows a general view of dam construction. Cables, buildings, and roads are visible. Concrete pouring forms can be seen at the bottom of the canyon. A portion of the Colorado River is also visible. The cement plant is partially visible at the...
1934-04-17
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View of the cement plant at the Hoover Dam site. Cables, buildings, and other construction equipment are visible.
1933-04-01
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Shows the cement plant in Black Canyon at the Hoover Dam construction site. A train is visible on the tracks above the plant.
1934-04-17
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Shows the cement plant at the Hoover Dam construction site.
1934-03-01
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