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Looking upstream in Black Canyon, showing the downstream face of Boulder Dam.

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Title Looking upstream in Black Canyon, showing the downstream face of Boulder Dam.
Publisher University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
Date 1934-04-30
Description Aerial view of the dam under construction looking upstream from the Nevada side. Concrete pouring forms and scaffolding show along the face of the dam. Power houses under construction can be seen at the foot of the dam. Colorado river can be seen in the background. Construction site building can be seen in the foreground.
Subject Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Power houses; Concrete pouring forms; Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Buildings and structures; Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.);
Format image/jp2 16579 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,458

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