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"2262 Hoover Dam. June 27th, 1933.
2256 Cut-off trench at upstream side of Hoover Dam. June 23rd, 1933.
2263 Hoover Dam. June 27th, 1933."
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"1885 View of wooden form for concrete lining in the 18-foot Penstock Branches. January 26th, 1933.
1888 View of yard for the manufacturing of porous drain tiles in the Spillways. January 26th, 1933.
1898 Hi-Mix Concrete Plant and mixers...
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"2260 Nevada Spillway, looking upstream. June 27th, 1933.
2242 Lower Portals of Diversion Tunnels, discharging 73,000 cubic feet per second flow into Colorado River.
June 16th, 1933.
2259 Arizona Spillway, looking upstream. June 27th,...
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"1816 - 1817 Panoramic view of the Upstream Cofferdam, taken looking downstream. December 20th, 1932.
1834 - 183 5 Panoramic picture, looking downstream, showing Upstream Cofferdam. December 20th, 1932."
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"1830 High scaling activities on the Arizona side, in connection with excavation of Arizona Valve House and Construction Adit Portal. December 21st, 1932.
1844 Arizona Valve House and Construction Adit Portal. January 6th, 1933."
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"2175 Excavating in the prehistoric bed of the Colorado River. April 30th, 1933.
2143 View of the Arizona Spillway. April 21st, 1933.
2173 Government 150-ton Cableway and Blending Plant. April 29th, 1933.
2126 Weir section...
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"2301 Hoist House and Nevada Anchorage, Government Cableway August 9th, 1933.
2310 Trains on Elev. 720 Railroad Bench, hauling concrete to Hoover Dam. August 12th, 1933.
2322 Hoover Dam August 15th, 1933."
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"2057 Looking upstream in Black Canyon, showing excavation for Hoover Dam site. March 27th, 1933.
2092 Close-up of excavation in bed of the Colorado River, below Elevation 300. View taken looking upstream.
April 3rd, 1933.
2083...
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"1822 Placing concrete paving on the Upstream Cofferdam. December 20th, 1932.
1828 Site of Nevada Valve House, showing Construction Adit and 11-foot outlet tunnels. December 21st, 1932.
1786 Start of operations on driving of 18-foot Penstock...
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"2230 General view of bedrock for Hoover Dam, showing final excavation cleanup. View taken looking upstream.
June 3rd, 1933.
2239 First forms for Hoover Dam. View taken looking downstream. June 6th, 1933.
2210 Test of 150-ton Government...
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"1853 Close-up view, showing excavation operations on the Nevada abutment of Hoover Dam. January 14th, 1933.
1901 High scaling activities, in connection with the excavation on the Nevada abutment to Hoover Dam. January 27th, 1933.
1861...
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"2286 Hoover Dam July 26th, 1933.
2277 Looking upstream at the Arizona Spillway July 22nd, 1933.
2278 Looking upstream at the Nevada Spillway July 22nd, 1933."
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In 1931, Utah joined Six Companies Inc. to raise the surety required to bid for the Boulder (Hoover) Dam contract. One of the world’s largest dams, Hoover Dam was completed in 1936 at a cost of $49 million. These scrapbooks document through...
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"1823 General view of progress on the High Mix concrete Plant, and Head Tower for No. 9 Cableway. December 20th, 1932.
1841 High Mix concrete plant and Head Tower for No. 9 Cableway. January Jth, 1933.
1846 Lower Portals of the Diversion...
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In 1931, Utah joined Six Companies Inc. to raise the surety required to bid for the Boulder (Hoover) Dam contract. One of the world’s largest dams, Hoover Dam was completed in 1936 at a cost of $49 million. These scrapbooks document through...
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"2058 Placing concrete in the weir section of the Nevada Spillway. March 27th, 1933.
2073 Himix Concrete Plant and Government Cableway structures, taken from the Arizona side. April 1st, 1933.
2076 Looking downstream into open cut of the...
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"1766 - 1767 Panoramic view of the Upper Cofferdam, looking downstream. November 26th, 1932.
1744 Lower Portals of Diversion Tunnels Nos. 3 and 4, after diversion of the Colorado River was completed.
November 14th, 1932.
1778 Upper...
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"2018 Scaling activities at the site of the Nevada abutment for Hoover Dam. Head Tower for Cableway #7 shown at top. March 9th, 1933.
2020 Scaling activities at the sit of the Arizona abutment for Hoover Dam. Tail Towers tor Cableways #5, 6...
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"1782 Head Towers for Cableways Nos. 5, 6, 7 and 8, taken from the Arizona side, and showing steel trestle.
November 29th, 1932.
1768 View showing Head Tower for No. 8 Cableway. November 29th, 1932.
1780 Tail Towers for Nos. 7 and 8...
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"2228 Looking upstream at the Nevada Spillway. June 2nd, 1933.
2227 Looking upstream at the Arizona Spillway. June 2nd, 1933.
2236 Dumping first grout into Block J-3, Hoover Dam. June 6th, 1933"
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"2339 Hoover Dam, looking upstream. Railroad at Elevation 720 shown at left. August 22nd, 1933.
2345 Hoover Dam, looking upstream. Railroad at Elevation 720 shown at left. August 31st, 1933."
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"1774 Head Tower for No. 8 Cableway showing counterweight, hoist resistor assembly and travel track arrangement. November 29th, 1932.
1785 Looking upstream in Black Canyon, from Lower Portals, showing Lower Cofferdam site and general...
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In 1931, Utah joined Six Companies Inc. to raise the surety required to bid for the Boulder (Hoover) Dam contract. One of the world’s largest dams, Hoover Dam was completed in 1936 at a cost of $49 million. These scrapbooks document through...
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"2437 Upper Portals of the Diversion Tunnels. The dyke being built is at Elevation 690, which is the elevation of the top of the
Tunnels. November 30th, 1933.
2444 Himix Plant. Note the new type of 8 cu. yd. bucket on the car, and the two...
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"2230 General view of bedrock for Hoover Dam, showing final excavation cleanup. View taken looking upstream.
June 3rd, 1933.
2239 First forms for Hoover Dam. View taken looking downstream. June 6th, 1933.
2210 Test of 150-ton Government...
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