Record Details
Aerial view of Hoover Dam, looking upstream on the Colorado River
UNLV Digital Collections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Aerial view of Hoover Dam, looking upstream on the Colorado River |
| Creator | Spence Air Photos |
| Publisher | University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries |
| Date | 1935-06-04 |
| Description | Aerial view of the Hoover Dam construction site in Black Canyon. Visible are the spillways, intake towers, dam face, diversion tunnels and construction on the power houses. Temporary buildings are seen in the cofferdam downstream of the dam face. The Colorado River is seen upstream of the dam and again downstream of the cofferdam. Roads, including the road over the top of the dam, are also seen in the canyon. |
| Subject | Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Aerial views; Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Cofferdams; Power houses; Diversion tunnels; Intake towers; Spillways; Roads; Buildings and structures; Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Buildings and structures; |
| Format | image/jp2 16827 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,578 |
