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Aerial view of the Hoover Dam construction site in Black Canyon showing the upstream dam face, spillways and Arizona intake towers

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Title Aerial view of the Hoover Dam construction site in Black Canyon showing the upstream dam face, spillways and Arizona intake towers
Publisher University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
Date 1934-08-17
Description Aerial view of the Hoover Dam construction site in Black Canyon showing the upstream dam face, which has concrete pouring forms on the top of it, the Arizona and Nevada spillways, and the unfinished Arizona intake towers. The Colorado Rivers flows below the downstream cofferdam.
Subject Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Intake towers; Spillways; Construction equipment; Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Construction equipment;
Format image/jp2 17414 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,399

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