Record Details
Looking up Black Canyon during construction of the diversion tunnels
UNLV Digital Collections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Looking up Black Canyon during construction of the diversion tunnels |
| Creator | Davis, Glenn A. (photographer) |
| Publisher | University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries |
| Date | 1931?-1932? |
| Description | Looking upstream on the Colorado River flowing through Black Canyon at the Hoover Dam construction site. Bridges and catwalks are suspended over the river and the newly-dug mouths of the diversion tunnels are seen on both sides of the canyon. Workers can be seen walking on dirt roads that run alongside the river, and some construction buildings are visible in the foreground. |
| Subject | Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Diversion tunnels; Bridges; Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Tunnels; |
| Format | image/jp2 8897 KB |
| Type | Still Image |
| Relation | http://digital.library.unlv.edu/u?/dig,8 |
| Rights | Not to be reproduced without permission. To purchase copies of images and/or for copyright information, contact University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries, Special Collections at: http://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/ |
| Identifier | http://digital.library.unlv.edu:81/u?/lv_water,89 |
