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Aerial view of Hoover Dam showing the downstream face and Lake Mead (the reservoir).
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Aerial view of Hoover Dam showing the downstream face and Lake Mead (the reservoir). The wing of the plane taking the photograph is visible in the lower part of the photo.
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A postcard (retouched image) of upstream face of Hoover Dam. The power houses and intake towers are visible as well as the Colorado River and Lake Mead (reservoir).
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Panoramic view of Hoover Dam and area including Fortifiction Hill in background. The photo was taken looking towards the downstream face and shows the power houses, some of the portals to the diversion tunnels, the Colorado River, and Lake Mead...
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View of Hoover Dam and surrounding area with Fortification Hill in the background. This is a postcard with the following printed on the front: "This is an actual photo of the retouched photograph from which engraving for the Boulder Dam stamp...
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Shows a box car being lowered to the central power house during the construction of Hoover Dam. The downstream face of the dam is visible and construction equipment can be seen.
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Shows a box car being lowered from a cableway above the Hoover Dam site. The intake towers and the downstream face of the dam are partially visible as well as a construction worker and a small building jutting out over the side of the canyon.
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Aerial view of Hoover Dam showing upstream face, intake towers, spillways, and part of Lake Mead (the reservoir). The wing of the plane taking the photo is visible in the upper portion of the image.
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Aerial view of Hoover Dam and surrounding area after completion of the dam. Shows view from upstream side. Shows part of Lake Mead (the reservoir).
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Aerial view of the completed Hoover Dam and the surrounding area showing the Colorado River below the dam and Lake Mead (the reservoir) above the dam. Water is flowing from the outlet works, and some of the portals to the diversion tunnels can be...
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Aerial view of Hoover Dam and the surrounding area showing Lake Mead (the reservoir) and part of the Colorado River. Water is flowing from the outlet works, and the intake towers are visible behind the dam. Shows the downstream face of the dam.
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Aerial view of Hoover Dam and the surrounding area showing Lake Mead (the reservoir) and part of the Colorado River. Water is flowing from the outlet works, and the intake towers are visible behind the dam. Shows the downstream face of the dam.
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Aerial view of Hoover Dam and the surrounding area showing Lake Mead (the reservoir). The intake towers are visible behind the dam and watr is flowing from the outlet works.
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Aerial view of Hoover Dam and the surrounding area. Photo is actually a photograph of the area surrounding the dam with an artist's rendering of the dam, reservoir, powerhouses, and mouths of the diversion tunnels superimposed on it. It was used...
2024-04-28
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Aerial view of Hoover Dam and the surrounding area showing Fortification Hill in the distance. An artist's rendering of the dam, the powerhouses, the mouths of the diversion tunnels, part of the Colorado River, and Lake Mead (the reservoir) have...
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View of the cement plant at the site of the construciton of Hoover Dam. A water tank and water pipes are visible as well as railroad tracks.
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View of construction on the canyon floor of Black Canyon. Trucks and roads are visible. Some buildings can be seen also. The concrete pouring forms and a cofferdam are also visible.
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Shows early stages of the construction of the intake towers for Hoover Dam. Cranes and various types of construction equipment are visible.
1934-01-24
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Shows construction of Hoover Dam from the upstream side. Buildings and trucks are visible on the cofferdam. One of the portals to the diversion tunnels can be seen at lower left. The intake towers are rising behing the face of the dam. Cables...
1934-05-29
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Shows construction of Hoover Dam from the downstream side. Concrete pouring forms are shown as the face of the dam takes shape. One of the intake towers is under construction. A temporary suspension bridge is visible and cables span the canyon...
1934-04-28
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Construction photo showing concrete pouring forms on the face of the dam and on the power houses. The Colorado River is visible behind the dam and two of the intake towers behind the dam can be seen. There are trucks on the floor of the canyon.
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Construction photo showing concrete pouring forms on the face of the dam and on the power houses. The colorado River is visible behind the dam and two of the intake towers behind the dam can be seen. There are trucks on the floor of the canyon.
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Aerial view of the Hoover Dam area with a an artist's rendering of the reservoir (Lake Mead) and of the Colorado River superimposed. Fortification Hill is in the background. Roads approaching and crossing the dam are visible.
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Shows Black Canyon and the Colorado River where Hoover Dam was later constructed. Some roads and railroad tracks are visible, as well as a small building.
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Shows Black Canyon and the Colorado River at the site of the construction of Hoover Dam. Some roads and railroad tracks are visible as well as buildings. Shown also are railroad cars and a temporary suspension bridge.
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