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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
Daily log of Glover's work on water projects throughout the U.S. West in 1946 and a book of calculations for specific dams
2024-04-16
2007-01-03
2007-01-03
Aerial view of the nearly completed Hoover Dam showing the upstream face, intake towers, and one of the power houses. The reservoir (Lake Mead) is starting to form. The wing of the plane taking the photo is visible in the right portion of the...

Aerial view of the Hoover Dam construction site in Black Canyon. Visible are the spillways, intake towers, dam face, diversion tunnels and construction on the power houses. Temporary buildings are seen in the cofferdam downstream of the dam face....
1935-06-04
Aerial view of the nearly completed Hoover Dam showing the upstream face, intake towers, and one of the power houses. The reservoir (Lake Mead) is starting to form. The wing of the plane taking the photo is visible in the right portion of the...

Aerial view of Hoover Dam towards the end of construction. The downstream face can be seen with the intake towers rising behind it. The reservoir (Lake Mead) is starting to fill.

Hoover Dam construction workers observe as Six Companies officials stand in the construction site by a concrete pouring bucket which bears a sign reading: "United States Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder Canyon Project. Pouring 2nd...
1934-06-02
Aerial view of the nearly completed Hoover Dam looking toward the downstream face. One of the spillways and the intake towers are visible. Lake Mead (reservoir) is just beginning to form. Roads leading to the dam are visible. The wing of the...

Panoramic view of Black Canyon and Hoover Dam during construction. A man is standing on the mountain, looking toward the scene. Note the reservoir (Lake Mead) and Fortification Hill in the background. The portals of the diversion tunnels are...
1935-11-23
Shows a panoramic view of the Hoover Dam site in Black Canyon. There are trucks and buildings visible on the floor of the canyon. One of the portals to the diversion tunnels is visible. The concrete pouring forms can be seen on the face of the...
1934-05-29
Aerial view of Hoover Dam, Black Canyon, and the Colordo River during the construction of the dam. Two portals of the diversion tunnels are visible. There are trucks and buildings on the cofferdam. The face of the dam is nearing completion and...
1934-03-17
Daily log of Glover's work on water projects throughout the U.S. West in 1942 and time book that belonged to Fred Cornwell, USBR
2024-04-16
2007-01-03
2007-01-03
Daily log of Glover's work on water projects throughout the U.S. West in 1943 and time book
2024-04-16
2007-01-03
2007-01-03
Two photographs mounted together show panoramic view of the constructon of the Hoover Dam. Nevada spillways on the right. Toward the left is a temporary bridge across the canyon, a Nevada intake tower being constructed, the upstream face of the...
1934-05-12
Daily log of Glover's work on dams in the U.S. West including Boulder Canyon (Hoover), Owyhee, Grand Coulee, Caballo, and Friant
2024-04-16
2007-01-03
2007-01-03
Daily log of Glover's work on water projects throughout the U.S. West in 1939
2024-04-16
2007-01-03
2007-01-03
Bureau of Reclamation report by Whitney Borland and Carl Miller on sedimentation problems on the Colorado River system with suggestions for rectification of identified issues
2024-04-16
2007-01-02
2007-01-02
A binder with various educational materials related to the Colorado River development and Metropolitan Water District. Included in the binder are pamphlets, booklets, press releases, and photography.

Aerial view of Hoover Dam from the upstream face. The intake towers are barely visible. Water can be seen flowing from the outlet works (on the other side of the dam) into the Colorado River. A portion of the plane taking the photos is visible...

Postcard showing aerial view of Hoover Dam and the surrounding area. This is a photo of the area surrounding the dam with an artist's rendering of the dam, Lake Mead (the reservoir), and the Colorado River superimposed on the photo....

Close-up view of the downstream face of Hoover Dam. Parts of the power houses are visible.

Aerial view of the Hoover Dam area with a an artist's rendering of the reservoir (Lake Mead) and of the Colorado River superimposed. Fortification Hill is in the background. Roads approaching and crossing the dam are visible.

Aerial view of Hoover Dam and the surrounding area showing Fortification Hill in the distance. An artist's rendering of the dam, the powerhouses, the mouths of the diversion tunnels, part of the Colorado River, and Lake Mead (the reservoir) have...

Shows a box car being lowered from a cableway above the Hoover Dam site. The intake towers and the downstream face of the dam are partially visible as well as a construction worker and a small building jutting out over the side of the canyon.

Aerial view of Hoover Dam and the surrounding area including Fortification Hill. Lake Mead (the reservoir) is also visible.

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