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Construction on Hoover Dam, looking downstream on the Colorado River

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Title Construction on Hoover Dam, looking downstream on the Colorado River
Publisher University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
Date 1933-12-27
Description Aerial view of the Hoover Dam construction site. Construction workers are seen amid concrete pouring forms and other construction equipment. Temporary stairs are attached to the wall of Black Canyon, and a railroad bench used for transportation of concrete buckets is seen on the canyon wall in the background. Temporary buildings are seen in the lower left of the picture.
Subject Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Concrete; Construction equipment; Construction workers; Buildings and structures; Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Construction equipment; Construction workers; Buildings and structures;
Format image/jp2 16873 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,321

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