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Construction in Black Canyon

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Title Construction in Black Canyon
Publisher University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
Date 1931
Description A view of the construction on the walls of Black (not Boulder)Canyon. There appears to be several tunnels dug into the canyon walls. Construction workers are standing on scaffolding in the left foreground of the picture. A track constructed of wood leads from the right side of the picture to where the construction workers are on the scaffolding. Ropes or pulleys are hanging from the walls of the Canyon.
Subject Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Canyons; Tunnels; Construction workers; Scaffolding; Construction; Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Construction workers; Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Tunnels;
Format image/jp2 8962 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,610

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