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Hoover Dam construction, looking upstream

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Title Hoover Dam construction, looking upstream
Publisher University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
Date 1933-08-31
Description View from on high of Hoover Dam construction, looking upstream. The Colorado River can be seen above the dam. Also shows concrete forms, a train winding along the side of the canyon, high scaling equipment, construction buildings, and a wire suspended above the canyon used to carry men and/or equipment across.
Subject Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Concrete; Transportation; Railroads; Construction equipment; High scaling; Buildings and structures; Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Buildings and structures; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Construction equipment; Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Transportation;
Format image/jp2 4910 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,133

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