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Shows one of the portals to the diversion tunnels. A portion of the Colorado River is visible as well as construction workers and construction buildings.
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Handwritten inscription on back of photo: "Looking upstream into Black Canyon toward Boulder damsite after river had been diverted thru diversion tunnels Nos. 3 and 4. Temporary back-wash dike seen immediately upstream from tunnel out..."...
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Downstream face of Hoover Dam showing water discharge from tunnel outlets. Dam is completed, power houses and part of the Colorado River are visible as well as a cableway above the canyon.
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Downstream face of the completed Hoover Dam with the diversion tunnels in use. The outlet works and power houses are visible. A cableway spans the canyon and some transmission towers are visible high up on the canyon walls. Part of the Colorado...
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Aerial view of Hoover Dam after completion. The diversion tunnels are in use and the downstream face of the dam and the power houses are visible. There are transmission towers on the canyon walls above and one of the intake towers is visible...
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Aerial view of Hoover Dam after completion. The reservoir (Lake Mead) is visible behind the dam along with the intake towers. Below the dam, the diversion tunnels are in use and part of the Colorado River is visible. Transmission towers and the...
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Aerial view of Hoover Dam with the diversion tunnels in use. The power houses are visible as well as the portals to the diversion tunnels. A portion of the Colorado River can be seen.
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Handwritten inscription on back of photo: "Rock and gravel plant -- Picture taken before its completion." Other buildings and trucks are visible.
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Shows the construction of the gravel plant near the Hoover Dam site. A crane is lifing equipment. Construction workers, cars and trucks, and buildings can be seen.
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Shows the gravel plant under construction near the Hoover Dam site. Railroad tracks are visible also.
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View of the gravel plant being constructed near the Hoover Dam site. Railroad tracks and a flatbed railroad car are visible.
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View of a transport bus called a "Big Bertha", transporting construction workers to the Hoover Dam construction site. A car is visible behind the truck and there are pipes in the background of the photo which were used in the dam's construction.
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Vew of a Six Companies Inc. trailer loaded with building materials. Some employees are posed, standing next to the truck. "La Crosse Tu-way Trailer"--Sign on trailer. The truck is loaded with rebar.
1934-12-15
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Shows Six Companies' employees standing around a trailer loaded with construction materials for Hoover Dam. A tractor is also visible. Sign on the truck says: "Six Companies Inc. LaCross Tu-Way trailer. Net load 185 tons. Total load 218 tons".
1934-12-15
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Shows beginning stages of construction along the walls of Black Canyon. Some buildings are visible on the walls and the Colorado River is also visible.
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Handwritten inscription on back of photo: "Hoover Dam -- Down the Colorado River. Dump trucks are on Arizona side and hauling muck to dumping grounds -- no muck can be dumped in the river." The road along the side of the canyon is visible and a...
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Shows the Colorado River and Black Canyon during the early stages of the construction of Hoover Dam. A temporary bridge spans the river and some construction workers are on the shore.
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Handwritten inscription on back of photo: "Building of new suspension bridge downstream from upper portals. Note man riding down on bridge section." Hoisting equipment is visible suspended high above the Colorado River in Black Canyon.
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"At lower portal mouths on Arizona side of river. Picture taken from Nevada side." (handwritten inscritpion on back of photo) Shows a temporary suspension bridge and several buildings near the lower portals of Hoover Dam. Cables are suspended...
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Shows construction at the lower portal of Hoover Dam. Part of the bridge is visible as are trucks, buildings, and construction workers. Part of the Colorado River is visible and also the wall of Black Canyon.
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Aerial view of the Colorado River and Black Canyon. Some roads are visible in the area.
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Shows airport hangar at Boulder City Airport. Another small building is visible.
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Shows the concrete pouring forms for the base of the dam. The upper cofferdam is in the background. Cableways, buildings, construction workers and trucks are visible. A railroad track runs along the side of the wall of Black Canyon.
1933-09-14
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Aerial view of Hoover Dam towards the end of construction. The downstream face can be seen with the intake towers rising behind it. The reservoir (Lake Mead) is starting to fill.
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Aerial view of the completed dam showing the downstream face and powerhouses. Lake Mead (reservoir) can be seen as it fills behind the dam. Water is spilling from the outlet works and one of the lower portals to the diversion tunnels is also...
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