Record Details
Hoover Dam construction, looking upstream
UNLV Digital Collections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Hoover Dam construction, looking upstream |
| Publisher | University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries |
| Date | 1933-09-15 |
| Description | Construction site of Hoover Dam in Black Canyon, looking upstream. Above the site is the Colorado River. Shows concrete forms, a train winding along the wall of the canyon, various construction buildings, hoisting machinery, and a cable suspended above the canyon for transporting men and materials. |
| Subject | Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Concrete; Transportation; Railroads; Buildings and structures; Construction equipment; Hoisting machinery; 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 4932 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,135 |
