Record Details
Aerial view of Hoover Dam and surrounding area
UNLV Digital Collections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Aerial view of Hoover Dam and surrounding area |
| Creator | Spence Air Photos |
| Publisher | University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries |
| Date | 1935?-1937? |
| Description | Aerial view of the completed dam showing the downstream face and powerhouses. Lake Mead (reservoir) can be seen as it fills behind the dam. Water is spilling from the outlet works and one of the lower portals to the diversion tunnels is also visible. Part of the Colorado River is also seen. The intake towers rise behind the dam. |
| Subject | Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Aerial views; Reservoirs; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Mead, Lake (Ariz. and Nev.); Diversion tunnels; Outlet works; Power houses; Intake towers Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Tunnels; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); |
| Format | image/jp2 6842 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,920 |
