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Construction on the Nevada and Arizona power houses in the downstream cofferdam below Hoover Dam

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Title Construction on the Nevada and Arizona power houses in the downstream cofferdam below Hoover Dam
Publisher University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
Date 1934-09-27
Description View from the downstream cofferdam of the Hoover Dam construction site. Construction workers, temporary buildings, electric draglines, vehicles and other construction equipment are seen in the cofferdam. Framework rises from the tops of the power houses on both sides of the dam. One of the intake towers can be seen in the background behind the dam face.
Subject Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Cofferdams; Power houses; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Buildings and structures; Draglines; Intake towers; Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Buildings and structures;
Format image/jp2 17389 KB
Type Still Image
Relation http://digital.library.unlv.edu/u?/dig,8
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Identifier http://digital.library.unlv.edu:81/u?/lv_water,394

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