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Aerial view of Hoover Dam shows part of the downstream face of the dam, the intake towers, and Lake Mead (reservoir) starting to fill. Roads around the dam and across the top of it are visible. Photo shows an airplane flying high above the area....
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Aerial view of Hoover Dam showing the upstream face, the power houses, one of the portals to a diversion tunnel, and the intake towers. Lake Mead (the reservoir) is filling and a portion of the Colorado River is also visible.
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Aerial view of Hoover Dam taken from the Arizona side. Part of the upstream face is visible as are the intake towers. The reservoir (Lake Mead) is forming and cars are visible on the road across the top of the dam. Roads leading up to the dam...
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Aerial view of Hoover Dam showing the downstream face, the intake towers, and the spillways. Lake Mead (reservoir) is forming above the dam and roads are visible around and leading to the dam.
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Aerial view of Hoover Dam showing the downstream face, the intake towers, and the spillways. Lake Mead (reservoir) is forming above the dam and roads are visible around and leading to the dam.
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Aerial view of the nearly completed Hoover Dam looking toward the downstream face. One of the spillways and the intake towers are visible. Lake Mead (reservoir) is just beginning to form. Roads leading to the dam are visible. The wing of the...
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Aerial view of the nearly completed Hoover Dam showing the upstream face, intake towers, and one of the power houses. The reservoir (Lake Mead) is starting to form. The wing of the plane taking the photo is visible in the right portion of the...
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Aerial view of the nearly completed Hoover Dam showing the upstream face, intake towers, and one of the power houses. The reservoir (Lake Mead) is starting to form. The wing of the plane taking the photo is visible in the right portion of the...
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Shows the head tower hoist house and permanent cableway. Cars and trucks are visible on the road across the dam as well as next to the hoist house. A transmission tower can be seen and construction workers are walking along the road.
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"Head tower hoist house and anchorage of permanent 150 ton cableway at Boulder Dam runs from upper end of hi[gh]mix gulch." (handwritten inscription on back of photo) Construction workers, trucks, and buildings are also visible.
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Shows the construction of Hoover Dam when the face of the dam was being built. Concrete pouring forms are visible as well part of the cofferdam.
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Handwritten inscription on back of photo: "Downstream face of Boulder Dam as seen from low level catwalk. Top forms at elevation 710." Shows the concrete forms for the face of the dam. Buildings and structures can be seen on the upper...
1933-11-27
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Close-up of the concrete pouring forms for the face of Hoover Dam. Construction workers can be seen.
1933-12-27
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Panoramic view of Black Canyon and Hoover Dam under construction. Two of the portals to the diversion tunnels are visible. The face of the dam is nearing completion and the concrete pouring forms can be seen. Part of the Colorado River is...
1934-03-28
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Shows the face of the dam as it is nearing completion with the concrete pouring forms visible. On the cofferdam buildings are visible. A cableway spans the canyon with hoisting cables hanging from it. This is actually a postcard.
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A postcard of a night view of the construction of Hoover Dam. The face of the dam is nearing completion, and the concrete pouring forms are visible. Electric lighting illuminates the scene.
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Construction photo showing the Colorado River with temporary suspension bridges, roads along the side of the canyon, trucks, and buildings.
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Aerial view of Hoover Dam, Black Canyon, and the Colordo River during the construction of the dam. Two portals of the diversion tunnels are visible. There are trucks and buildings on the cofferdam. The face of the dam is nearing completion and...
1934-03-17
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Close-up view of the face of the dam with the concrete pouring forms. The face is nearly completed. A road is visible behind the dam.
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View of the downstream face of Hoover Dam showing the intake towers and some of the transmission towers. Lake Mead (reservoir) is visible above the dam.
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Photo shows the downstream face of Hoover Dam. The intake towers are visible as is one of the spillways. Transmission towers and the road leading to and across the dam is visible. There are cars on the road on the crest of the dam. The...
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View of the downstream face of Hoover Dam, the reservoir (Lake Mead), and the surrounding area. The intake towers are visible as are some of the transmission towers. Cars are parked on the road across the top of the dam and there is a boat in...
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View of the downstream face of Hoover Dam. The intake towers and reservoir (Lake Mead) are seen above the dam. A cableway spans the dam with hoisting machinery suspended from it. Some of the transmission towers can be seen. Cars and people are...
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Aerial view of Hoover Dam and the surrounding area including Fortification Hill. Lake Mead (the reservoir) is also visible.
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Aerial view of Hoover Dam showing downstream face, intake towers, and spillways. Water is being released from the outlet works below the dam and one of the power houses is visible. Many cars are parked on the roads leading to the dam,at the...
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