Record Details
Construction on the Arizona power house
UNLV Digital Collections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Construction on the Arizona power house |
| Publisher | University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries |
| Date | 1934-02-20 |
| Description | View of the Hoover Dam construction site, looking upstream on the Colorado River in Black Canyon. The partially finished dam face can be seen on the left, with concrete pouring forms and other construction equipment. Construction of the Arizona power house is seen at the base of the dam face. Trucks, an electric dragline and temporary buildings are seen in the river bed. Unfinished penstock openings are seen at the bottom of the canyon wall. |
| Subject | Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Buildings and structures; Construction equipment; Trucks; Concrete; Penstock tunnels; Draglines; |
| Format | image/jp2 17025 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,338 |
