Record Details
Hoover Dam construction
UNLV Digital Collections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Hoover Dam construction |
| Creator | FAB photo |
| Publisher | University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries |
| Date | 1931?-1932? |
| Description | "Upstream toward lower portals." [hand-written inscription on back of photo] This view shows the Colorado River in Black Canyon during the early stages of the construction of Hoover Dam. A suspension bridge across the river can be seen as well as various buildings and the entrances (portals) to the lower diversion tunnels. |
| Subject | Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Suspension bridges; Buildings and structures; Diversion tunnels Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Tunnels; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Buildings and structures; |
| Format | image/jp2 5116 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,862 |
