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Top of Hoover Dam during construction

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Title Top of Hoover Dam during construction
Publisher University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
Date 1935-11-26
Description Shows the road approaching Hoover Dam from the Nevada side and the top of the dam during construction. Note the rubble wall being built and excavation for tower footings. Trucks, hoisting machinery, and cables with trams are visible. The intake towers can be seen behind the dam.
Subject Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Intake towers; Roads; Trucks; Transportation; Cables; Trams; Hoisting machinery; Cables; Construction equipment; Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Transportation; Construction equipment;
Format image/jp2 16825 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,485

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