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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 1933-09-22
Description Construction photo of Hoover Dam in Black Canyon, showing the Colorado River above the dam site. Also shows concrete forms, a train winding along the canyon wall, high scaling and hoisting machinery, various construction buildings and a cable suspended above the canyon.
Subject Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Concrete; Railroads; Transportation; High scaling; Hoisting machinery; Construction equipment; 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 4929 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,137

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