Pouring concrete -- Hoover Dam

Shows construction workers pouring concrete at Hoover Dam. The huge bucket for pouring concrete and concrete forms are visible. This photo is a postcard.

Scalers -- Hoover Dam site

Shows men scaling the walls of Black Canyon to set dynamite blasts. Below part of the Colorado River is visible.

Aerial view of Hoover Dam and reservoir (Lake Mead)

Aerial view of Hoover Dam showing reservoir (Lake Mead), the spillways and intake towers, and the crest of the dam. Cars are parked on the road leading across the dam and the road leading to the dam is visible winding through the mountains.

Hoover Dam construction -- upstream face

Close-up view of the upstream face of Hoover Dam and part of the power houses. Hoisting machinery is visible.

Hoover Dam and Lake Mead

Photo taken high above the dam, shows most of the downstream face, the highway across the crest of the dam with cars parked, the intake towers and road leading to the dam. Some transmission towers are visible and the reservoir (Lake Mead) is...

Hoover Dam

Expansive view of Hoover Dam showing the power houses, the waters of the Colorado River below the power houses, two of the portals to the diversion tunnels, transmission towers on the cliffs above, and a cable across the top of the canyon.

Close-up of construction on the dam face, showing cables overhead

Close-up of construction on the downstream face of Hoover Dam, showing cables overhead. Construction on the tops of the Nevada and Arizona intake towers can be seen behind the dam face. Construction on the central portion of the power house can be...

Hoover Dam, looking upstream

Construction has started on the three powerhouses, and constuction is still going on on the intake towers and the top of the dam. Cableways are visible above the top of the dam. Temporary buildings are visible at the side of the dam and on the...

1935-02-01

No. 5 intake tower finished to elevation 1232, showing curtain wall

Shows construction on two of the intake towers. A construction worker is standing on the intake tower nearest the camera. Consturction with concrete pouring forms on the top of the dam is also visible as is construction equipment such as a...

1934-12-05

Aerial view of Hoover Dam area

Aerial view of Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, and the surrounding mountains. Transmission towers are visible on the mountains. The upstream face of the dam and the intake towers can be seen.

Hoover Dam construction

View of the upstream face of Hoover Dam during construction. A huge penstock pipe is being transported by a hoist. The power houses are visible as are the tops of the intake towers.

Power house -- Hoover Dam

View of the power house at Hoover Dam during construction. This photo was taken from above, looking down on the power house. A crane is lowering a piece of equipment to the cofferdam. Cables, trucks, and construction equipment can be seen.

Hoover Dam spillway

View of Lake Mead, the intake towers and the Arizona spillway on the downstream face of the dam. There is water in the spillway and Lake Mead is filled. Cars are parked on the road along the dam.

Part of the crowd at the Boulder Junction ceremonies

Part of the crowd of over 10,000 people who gathered at Boulder Junction, which is seven miles southest of Las Vegas, on Sept. 17, 1930, to watch Dr. Lyman Wilbur of the Bureau of Reclamation drive a silver spike at the point where the new Union...

1930-09-17

Hoover Dam outlet works

View of the dam, looking upstream. Water is shooting from the outlet works in the valve house on he Arizona side. The Nevada valve house and part of the Arizona and the cetnral power houses are visible. Two men are standing on the cofferdam,...

President Franklin Roosevelt at the dedication of Hoover Dam

President Franklin Roosevelt is standing near a lectern, looking down, and reaching out with his left hand toward the arm of a man whose back is to the camera. A man in a military uniform is facing the camera and looking down. His hand is near the...

1935-09-30

Hoover Dam -- upstream side

Shows upstream face of dam with almost-completed intake towers. The reservoir (Lake Mead) has started to fill, and a man is rowing a boat on the lake. The mouth of a diversion tunnel on the left side of the picture and derrick cranes on both sides...

Hoover dam -- valve outlets in operation on the Arizona side

View from outside the Nevada power house of water pouring from the outlet works of the Arizona valve house. Also shows the Arizona power house and a mountain in the background.

Hoover Dam at night from downstream side

Face of Hoover Dam illuminated at night with water streaming from the outlet works on the Nevada side. Also shows the central power house.

Hoover Dam -- top of dam

Color transparency showing a view of the top of the dam. Transmission towers and electric lines are visible. The partially filled reservoir (Lake Mead) can be seen in the background.

Hoover Dam -- upstream face

Color transparency showing the upstream face of Hoover Dam, the intake towers, and the reservoir (Lake Mead). Cars are parked on the road across the dam and at a scenic overlook along the road leading across the dam.

View of Black Canyon

This shows a view of the Colorado River flowing through Black Canyon not (Boulder). To the right of the picture there is a cloud of dirt and debris drifting into the air from blasting for the dam site.

2024-05-20

Outlet works -- Hoover Dam

View of water spilling from the outlet works of Hoove Dam. Clouds and mountains are visible in the background.

Looking downstream from the Arizona side of Black Canyon, showing the reservoir level...

View of the Hoover Dam site looking downstream from the Arizona side of Black Canyon, showing the reservoir level (Lake Mead) at the base of the intake towers.

1935-06-24

Construction on the roadway on top of Hoover Dam

View of construction of the roadway on the top of Hoover Dam. The Arizona intake towers and spillway are seen at the top of the picture. Construction workers and concrete pouring forms are seen at the top of the dam face.

1935-03-25