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View of construction inside the no. 4 penstock raise. Construction workers stand on the framework and platforms inside the unfinished tunnel.
1934-08-21
View of construction workers on framework inside the no. 4 penstock tunnel portal during construction of Hoover Dam.
1934-09-27
Construction workers supervise the lifting of a 30-foot section of penstock pipe from a trailer by a cableway in the Hoover Dam construction site.
1934-07-20
Shows valve house outlet pipes being uloaded with a cableway. A construction worker is standing on top of a pipe as it is being lifted off a railroad car.
1934-04-27
Close-up of construction workers installing the foundations of a trash rack in front of the portal of diversion tunnel no. 2. This is where the first pay concrete was poured.
1932-03-07
View of the beginning of Hoover Dam contruction at the bottom of Black Canyon. Various pieces of equipment, trucks, workers, etc. are visible including a crane suspended above the construction site. The view is from downstream.
1933-06-06
Shows men and trucks working on the cofferdam at the Hoover Dam site. Power shovels and other construction equipment are also visible.
1933-04-20
Shows construction workers, truck, and power shovel inside a diversion tunnel at the Hoover Dam construction site. Electric lights illuminate the scene.

View of construction in Black Canyon at the Hoover Dam site. Construction workers are standing by the railroad tracks looking at a dynamite blast that is taking place in the distance. The Colorado River is visible as are various pieces of...

Shows intake towers on upstream side of dam. Towers are almost completed. Coffer dam is still in place. Construction workers and construction equipment including derrick cranes are visible.

View of the outlet works spewing water. This photo was taken while the dam was still under construction and shows cables, construction equipment and workers.

Shows the building forms inside a tunnel at Hoover Dam. The shot is taken from the downstream Nevada adit, looking toward a downstream plug. Several construction workers can be seen.
1935-08-27
Shows construction workers deep inside a tunnel at the Hoover Dam site. The scene is lit with electric lights and a railroad track is visible.
1935-03-04
View of Hoover Dam construction from the top of the dam looking toward the Arizona side. A spillway and intake towers are visible in the background. Concrete pouring forms are shown with construction people at work. Hoisting machinery is also...
1934-10-17
Shows partially completed power house at the Hoover Dam site. A construction worker, ladders, cables and building materials such as lumber are visible.
1934-05-29
A view of the Colorado River flowing through Black (not Boulder) Canyon. On the right side of the canyon there is a road with two automobiles, some construction equipment, and a construction worker.
2024-04-19
Construction workers and equipment are seen in a cut-off trench in the upstream side of the Hoover Dam construction site.
1933-06-23
Photo shows a crane transporting cement mixers pouring the concrete lining in a diversion tunnel for Hoover Dam. Workers and equipment are visible in the interior of the tunnel.
1932-03-23
Construction workers are operating machinery to finish slabs in the invert lining of a diversion tunnel at the Hoover Dam site.
1932-04-11
Handwritten inscription on back of photo: "16-rigger riding the hook on a cableway (one of nine that span Black Canyon). The highway approach to the dam from the Arizona side can be seen across the canyon."

Handwritten inscription on back of photo: "View at upper portals showing narrowed channel just prior to diversion". Construction roads, equipment, and workers are visible. Some buildings and trucks are also in the picture.

Shows a construction worker and power shovel inside a diversion tunnel at the Hoover Dam construction site.
1932-03-07
Construction on the Arizona power house. A portion of the dam face is seen in the upper left. A construction worker stands on a dump truck in front of the power house and another worker is seen sitting on part of a cableway in the lower center of...
1935-03-26
General view of the switchyard at Hoover Dam. A power shovel, dump truck, and other construction equipment are visible. Buildings and a few construction workers are also seen.
1935-09-27
Shows construction men working on an intake tower and bridge. They are lowering the trashracks into their respective slots. Also shows a crane and hoisting machinery. Cables cross overhead.
1935-05-27
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