Record Details
Penstock pipe at Babcock & Wilcox Plant
UNLV Digital Collections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Penstock pipe at Babcock & Wilcox Plant |
| Publisher | University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries |
| Date | 1934? |
| Description | Shows giant penstock pipes at the Babcock & Wilcox Plant near the Hoover Dam construction site. Construction workers are visible standing next to one of the pipes, which is 30 feet in diameter. The pipe is on the railroad tracks and a diesel train engine is parked inside the pipe. |
| Subject | Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Penstocks; Construction workers; Railroad tracks; Railroad locomotives; Babcock and Wilcox Company Plant (Nev.); Transportation Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Transportation; Construction workers; |
| Format | image/jp2 9683 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,878 |
