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Aerial view of the Hoover Dam construction site, looking upstream on the Colorado River
UNLV Digital Collections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Aerial view of the Hoover Dam construction site, looking upstream on the Colorado River |
| Publisher | University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries |
| Date | 1934-04-01 |
| Description | Aerial view of the Hoover Dam construction site, looking upstream on the Colorado River in Black Canyon. Concrete pouring forms and other construction equipment are seen on the partially finished dam face and in the river bed below it. The foundations of the Arizona power house can be seen in the lower right. Temporary buildings can be seen in the foreground. Cables and bridges span the canyon in the background. A pulley mechanism is seen in the upper right. |
| Subject | Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Construction equipment; Concrete pouring forms; Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Construction equipment; |
| Format | image/jp2 16548 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,328 |
