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View of the Hoover Dam construction site in Black Canyon from the downstream cofferdam. Construction on one of the Nevada intake towers can be seen behind the concrete dam face. Framework and concrete pouring forms are seen on construction on the...
1934-07-24
View of a train carrying cars loaded with sand. The train trestle is visible as well as the bins at Himix Concrete Plant where rock and sand are dumped.
1934-04-17
View of construction on the Nevada spillway weir. Scaffolding, concrete pouring forms and other construction equipment are seen at the site.
1933-12-27
View of construction on the bases of the Arizona intake towers in the Hoover Dam construction site in Black Canyon.
1933-12-27
Shows site where the intake towers are being constructed on the Arizona side of Hoover Dam. Shows high scaling equipment and various structures including the boom derrick.
1933-12-01
View of the Hoover Dam construction site from high above showing forms for the poring of the concrete, looking downstream. There are trucks, a train along the canyon wall, and buildings in the picture. Construction equipment includes high...
1933-10-31
View of Hoover Dam site, looking upstream. A railroad winds along the canyon and the Colorado River is visible above the dam site. Buildings and structures, high scaling equipment, and concrete forms are also visible.
1933-09-30
Photo shows various buildings and structures, railroad tracks, trucks and power lines. There is blasting taking place in the background between the mountains.
2024-05-17
Shows construction equipment and buildings in Black Canyon. There is a platform built on the side of the canyon and a cable line overhead transporting trams.
2024-05-17
View out of the upper portal of the unfinished diversion tunnel no. 2. A Bucyrus-Erie 43-B gas-aire shovel is seen near the mouth of the tunnel and reflected in a pool of water inside the tunnel. A man stands in the middle of the tunnel mouth.
1932-03-07
Upstream view of the Hoover Dam construction. Shows concrete forms, construction buildings, and a train winding along the edge of the canyon. The Colorado River is visible above the construction site.
1933-08-22
View from downstream on the Colorado River of Hoover Dam construction. Scaffolding and construction equipment are seen on the dam wall, in the riverbed and on the mountains. Construction on one of the intake towers is visible.

View from high above the canyon of the early stages of building the wooden forms for pouring the concrete in the construction of Hoover Dam in Black Canyon. Vehicles and other equipment can be seen as well as hoisting equipment positioned high on...
1933-06-27
Caption on image: WPA Workers Returning for Dinner After A Hard Day's Clearing In Remote Areas Along the Columbia River.

Caption on verso: Just Above dam

US WPA 449

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Dumping concrete in spillway bucket; invert elevation 870.
2024-05-17
2024-05-17
"Bell-Boy" telephoning signals from concrete block to crane operator on high trestle.
2024-05-17
2024-05-17
Equipment removing section "H" of west cofferdam.
1936-12-11
2024-05-17
Shows the Memorial Day exercises at Hoover Dam during which the plaque commemorating the men who gave their lives in the construction of Hoover Dam was unveiled. There is a crowd of people gathered with others looking over the railing toward the...
1935-05-30
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