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View of Hoover Dam from downstream on the Colorado River

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Title View of Hoover Dam from downstream on the Colorado River
Creator Davis, Glenn A. (photographer)
Publisher University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
Date 1936?
Description View of Hoover Dam from downstream on the Colorado River. The Nevada power house is vivisble on the left, and water is being discharged from the outlet works of the Arizona valve house on the right. The diversion tunnel portals and a steel bridge crossing the river are seen in the foreground. Cables are suspended over Black Canyon above the dam face.
Subject Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.); Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Power houses; Diversion tunnels; Bridges; Outlet works; Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Tunnels;
Format image/jp2 9089 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,625

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