Vol2_039_October 1932

"1687 Rip-Rapped Fills on Black Canyon Highway. October 25th, 1932. 1717 Cutoff Trench at Upper Cofferdam, looking towards cliff from dike. October 31st, 1932. 1700 Operations on Arizona rim of Canyon, taken from Old Observation Point....

Vol2_030_August 1932

"1524 Nevada Spillway, looking upstream. August 29th, 1932. 1525 Nevada Spillway, looking downstream. August 29th, 1932. 1527 Crew drilling in Nevada Inclined Spillway Tunnel, leading down into Diversion Tunnel No. 1. August 29th, 1932."

Vol2_017_November 1930

"Deadwood Dam" Completed Npv. 10/30 # 1.00 By Geo R. Nock

Municipal water and power

A pamphlet print March, 1925 for distribution to all Los Angeles water and electric consumers regarding the potential for the Colorado River to provide water and hydroelectric power to Southern California.

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Start on Boulder Dam building is big aid to metropolitan aqueduct

A press release printed March 13, 1931 for distribution to Southern California weeklies and dailies regarding the interaction between the Boulder Dam and the Colorado River Aqueduct construction.

1931-03-13

Colorado River [1] L

Letters from Utah Congressman E. O. Leatherwood assuring Delph Carpenter that he would guide Colorado legislation through Congress, an editorial by Carpenter in one of Arizona's newspapers arguing that not all power from the Hoover Dam should be...

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Vol2_012_July 1932

"1364 The open cut excavation for the Arizona spillway. The top-heading for the spillway raise has been holed through and can be seen on the spillway face. July 20th, 1932. 1312 Electric shovels used for tunnel excavation are being used in...

Vol1_052_January 1932

"A page of views showing the various types of trucks in use by Six Companies Inc. in hauling muck from the upper partalc of the d1 version tunnels. # 494 An International truck with capacity of 7 cubic yards shown on the loft, with approved type...

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Vol1_053_January 1932

"Looking out of the lower portal of Diversion Tunnel # 2. Note the size of the men in the entrance. January 25th, 1932. #844 A flash of the light photograph of the interior of one is workers ion tunnels. The drilling jumbo 12' top at...

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Vol1_027_August-September 1931

"#89 Engineers, Surveying Canyon Walls, directly over Upper Portals No. 1, and No. 2 - Aug. 24, 1931. #224 Upper Portals No. 3 and No. 4, Arizona Side. Cableway Anchorage hole near top of wall. Sept. 28, 1931. #225 Location of...

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Vol1_030_October 1931

"#300-301 - Panoramic view with telephoto lens of Boulder City from water tank hill on October 5, 1931. #311 - Blasting down face of Cape Horn to make way for construction rail¬way to damsite at elevation 720'. October 4, 1931. #304 -...

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Vol1_044_December 1931- January 1932

"Work was being carried forward during November 1931 on both upper and lower faces of all Diversion Tunnels except Diversion Tunnel § 1, the inside tunnel on the Nevada side. Both upper and lower portals of this tunnel were started during...

Vol1_017_September 1931

"#262 Homes for the employees of Six Companies, at Boulder City, Nev. - Sept. 25, 1931. #85 Boulder City, nevada- Aug. 27, 1931. # 264 Boulder City- Government houses in foreground; others Six Companies' Sept. 27, 1931. # 265 Boulder City,...

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Vol1_003_May 1931

"#291-39 Ingersoll Rand Compressor Plant No, 1. May 23, 1931. "

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Vol3_034_April 1934

"2649 View of the Nevada Intake Towers, taken from the Arizona side. April 28th, 1934. 2648 View taken from Himix trestle, showing the Arizona Intake Towers, and Arizona Spillway in background. April 27th, 1934. "

Vol3_054_October 1934

"2918 Upper portal trashrack for Diversion Tunnel No. 1, on the Nevada side. October 30th, 1934. 2916 Looking upstream in No. 2 Diversion Tunnel, showing the concrete pipe line from the pumpcrete gun to the upstream plug. October 30th,...

Vol3_012_October 1933

"2400 Nevada Spillway Weir. October 30th, 1933. 2412 Nevada Intake Towers. October 31st, 1933. 2410 Arizona Intake Towers and Spillway. October 31st, 1933."

Vol3_094_Back Content

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...

Vol3_075_April 1935

3233 View from the top of Boulder Dam, looking down on the Power House Structure. April 25th, 1935. 3226 From the top of Boulder Dam, looking upstream into the reservoir. Note the upper portal steel bridge is covered and little remains of Nos....

Vol3_059_December 1934- January 1935

"2963 No. 5 Intake Tower finished to Elevation 1232, showing curtain wall. December 5th, 1934 2980 Looking upstream at the upper end of No. 1 Plug, showing forms for the Intake Transition. December 19th, 1934. 3009 Telephoto looking...

Vol3_041_June 1934

"2727 Downstream face of Boulder Dam, taken from Lookout Point. June 16th, 1934. 2743 Looking down the transition into No. 4 Raise. June 21st, 1934. "

Vol3_063_January 1935

"3042 Telephoto view, looking downstream into the Arizona Spillway, showing the bridge under construction. January 28th, 1935 3044 Looking downstream into the Nevada Spillway. January 29th, 1935. 3020 Arizona Valve House, from the Government...

Vol3_085_August 1935

"3401 Boulder Dam and Intake Towers, from the Arizona side. August 26th, 1935. 3391 Looking upstream toward Boulder Lake, from Observation Point. August 21st, 1935. 3408 Looking upstream toward the Nevada Spillway drainage flume and...

Vol3_040_June 1934

"2720 Form work in Units 8 and 9, Arizona Power House. June 14th, 1934. 2730 Night photograph of Power House construction. June 19th, 1934. 2733 Nevada Power House layout. June 21st, 1934. 2732 Arizona Power House layout. June...

Vol3_080_June 1935

"3324 Looking upstream at Boulder Dam and the Power House, from the lower portals road. June 24th, 1935. 3340 Looking downstream from the top of Boulder Dam. Note the Valve Houses in the backgrund. June 25th, 1935. "