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Hoover Dam power house under construction

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Title Hoover Dam power house under construction
Publisher University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
Date 1935-04-25
Description Shows a power house at Hoover Dam being built. Note the Universal crane on top. The girder on the flat car has just been lowered by means of the government cableway. This photo was taken from the Nevada side of the canyon.
Subject Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Power houses; Hoisting machinery; Railroads; Flatcars; Cableways; Girders; Concrete pouring forms; Construction equipment; Transportation; Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Transportation; Construction equipment;
Format image/jp2 16920 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,464

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