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Hoover Dam under construction

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Title Hoover Dam under construction
Publisher University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
Date 1934-07-31
Description View of Hoover Dam in the later stages of construction. The Colorado River can be seen above the dam. The intake towers now rise behind the dam and this view also shows concrete forms, hoisting equipment and a tram running across a cable high above the dam.
Subject Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Construction equipment; Intake towers; Hoisting machinery; Cables; Trams Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Construction equipment; Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction;
Format image/jp2 4846 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,146

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