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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 1934-07-31
Description Aerial view of the Hoover Dam construction site in Black Canyon. Construction on the intake towers is seen in the canyon walls behind the dam face and construction on the power houses is seen in the river bed in the foreground. Cables crossing the canyon above the Colorado River are visible in the background.
Subject Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Construction equipment; Intake towers; Power houses; Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Construction equipment;
Format image/jp2 17682 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,374

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