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Spillway and Hoover Dam during construction

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Title Spillway and Hoover Dam during construction
Publisher University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
Date 1935-07-26
Description Shows the Nevada spillway and the face of the dam in the background. Cars are visible on the road across the top of the dam. Some of the intake towers are also visible. Construction equipment, buildings, and roads are shown. The Colorado River is visible below the dam and the reservoir is seen above the dam. Note the drainage flume in the foreground.
Subject Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Spillways; Automobiles; Roads; Intake towers; Construction equipment; Buildings and structures; Transportation; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Mead, Lake (Ariz. and Nev.); Reservoirs; Flumes Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Transportation; Construction equipment; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Buildings and structures;
Format image/jp2 17060 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,494

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