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Aerial view of the Hoover Dam construction site, looking upstream on the Colorado River

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Title Aerial view of the Hoover Dam construction site, looking upstream on the Colorado River
Publisher University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
Date 1934-02-15
Description Aerial view of Hoover Dam construction site, looking upstream on the Colorado River in Black Canyon. A cooling tower is seen in the foreground. The partially finished dam face is covered with concrete pouring forms and other construction equipment. Buildings and vehicles are seen in the river bed below the dam. Cables and bridges cross the canyon in the background.
Subject Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Buildings and structures; Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Buildings and structures;
Format image/jp2 16610 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,333

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