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Hoover Dam construction

UNLV Digital Collections

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Title Hoover Dam construction
Publisher University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
Date 1934-08-17
Description Over-view of the Hoover Dam construction. This telephoto view, taken from atop one of the mountains overlooking the construction site, shows the spillways, the intake towers, and the downstream face of the dam. The Colorado River is visible as are trucks, construction equipment, and hoisting machinery.
Subject Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Spillways; Intake towers; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Trucks; Transportation; Construction equipment; Hoisting machinery; Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Transportation; Construction equipment; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico);
Format image/jp2 4549 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,746

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