Record Details
Preliminary construction at Hoover Dam site
UNLV Digital Collections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Preliminary construction at Hoover Dam site |
| Creator | FAB Photo |
| Publisher | University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries |
| Date | 1931? |
| Description | "Down-stream from Observation Point -- note tunnel in center of picture. Trucks hauling muck from Nevada portals must go through this tunnel to dumping grounds one mile away. [150 feet to river straight down]"-- [hand-written inscription on back of photo] This image, taken from high above the Colorado River, shows trucks and roads at the construction site. |
| Subject | Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Trucks; Roads; Transportation; Tunnels; Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Tunnels; Transportation; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); |
| Format | image/jp2 5026 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,855 |
