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View of Hoover Dam in the later stages of construction. The Colorado River can be seen above the dam. The intake towers now rise behind the dam and this view also shows concrete forms, hoisting equipment and a tram running across a cable high...
1934-07-31
Overhead view of the construction of Hoover Dam in Black Canyon with the Colorado River visible above the dam site. In the photo are concrete forms, various construction buildings, a train winding along the side of the canyon, high scaling and...
1933-09-22
View of the buildings and structures forming the high level concrete plant at the Hoover Dam construction site.

Construction inside of diversion tunnel no. 4. Steel beams rigged with electric lights frame the walls and ceiling of the tunnel. A construction truck and workers are seen on the tunnel floor. In the distance a gantry crane can be seen.

Blasting in Black Canyon for construction. Construction equiqment can be seen along side the Colorado River.

Close-up of the concrete pouring forms for the face of Hoover Dam. Construction workers can be seen.
1933-12-27
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.

Panoramic view of the Hoover Dam construction site. One of the lower portals to a division tunnel can be seen. Buildings, trucks, and the cofferdam are also visible. A portion of the Colorado River is in the scene.
1933-06-27
Shows construction on the two Nevada intake towers. Also shows part of the upstream face of Hoover Dam with construction going on on the top of the dam. A cableway, construction equipment such as derrick cranes, and tunnel openings are also...
1935-01-28
Night view of the construction of one of the spillways at Hoover Dam. The view looks straight down into the spillway and under the bridge which spans it. The scene is lit by electric lighting. Construction equipment is visible.

This photograph shows a view of a wooden frame enclosing a type of mechanical conveyer belt that is used to transport some type of material or tools at the dam site.
2024-04-30
View of the Hoover Dam construction site in Black Canyon, showing the nearly-completed dam face and construction on the power houses in the lower cofferdam. Concrete pouring forms are seen on the tops of the power houses. Temporary buildings,...
1935-06-24
View of the Hoover Dam construction site in Black Canyon, showing the nearly-completed dam face and construction on the power houses in the lower cofferdam. Concrete pouring forms are seen on the tops of the power houses. Temporary buildings and...
1935-06-01
View of construction on the Nevada power house from the downstream cofferdam. Concrete pouring forms and steel framework stand on top of the power house foundation. The dam face can be seen in the upper right. Temporary buildings, construction...
1935-01-28
Shows the Arizona spillway bridge under construction. Concreting machinery and scaffolding are shown.
1935-01-08
Shows the Hoover Dam switchyard during construction and excavation. Buildings, roads, and building materials are visible. Trucks and a power shovel are also shown.
1935-11-26
View taken from the Arizona side showing the intake towers and upstream face of the dam during construction. Various buildings are visible as well as hoisting machinery and a railroad snaking along the upper canyon. Cables span the canyon to...
1935-03-26
Aerial view of the Hoover Dam construction site in Black Canyon showing the upstream dam face, which has concrete pouring forms on the top of it, the Arizona and Nevada spillways, and the unfinished Arizona intake towers. The Colorado Rivers flows...
1934-08-17
View of construction on the Arizona spillway in Black Canyon. An electric dragline can be seen at the top left of the dirt road above the spillway. Construction on one of the penstock tunnels can be seen inside the spillway.
1934-09-27
View of construction on and around the partially-completed Nevada spillway. Construction workers can be seen working on the cylinder gates in the middle of the spillway. An electric dragline is seen on a trestle near the bottom of the spillway.
1934-07-20
Aerial view of the Hoover Dam construction site, looking downstream on the Colorado River in Black Canyon. Construction on the intake towers on both sides of the dam face is shown. The top of the dam face is covered with concrete pouring forms....
1934-07-24
Shows Hoover DAm and the Nevada intake towers during construction. Temporary stairways, train trestle, concrete forms, hoisting machinery and other construction equipment can be seen. "Monkey slide" spans the canyon and can be seen in the...
1934-04-28
Aerial view of the Hoover Dam construction site, looking upstream on the Colorado River in Black Canyon. Concrete pouring forms and other construction equipment are seen on the partially finished dam face and in the river bed below it. Unfinished...
1934-03-16
Aerial view taken looking upstream on the Colorado River in Black Canyon of the Hoover Dam construction site. Multiple concrete pouring forms and other construction equipment are seen on the dam face. Temporary buildings and a temporary bridge...
1933-12-27
Aerial photo of the Hoover Dam construction site showing forms for poring concrete. Forms for the power house gallery are visible. A train winds along the canyon wall, there is high scaling equipment on the walls, and the Colorado River can be...
1933-11-22
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