Record Details
Aerial view of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead
UNLV Digital Collections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Aerial view of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead |
| Publisher | University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries |
| Date | 1935? |
| Description | Aerial view of Hoover Dam shows part of the downstream face of the dam, the intake towers, and Lake Mead (reservoir) starting to fill. Roads around the dam and across the top of it are visible. Photo shows an airplane flying high above the area. There is a lengthy description of the airplane flight on the back of the photo. The airplane is a new commercial PBY-1 flying boat made by Consolidated Aircraft Corporation and has completed its final demonstrations in flying from San Diego to Lake... |
| Subject | Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Aerial views; Mead, Lake (Ariz. and Nev.); Reservoirs; Airplanes; Roads; Intake towers; Transportation; Consolidated Aircraft PBY-1 (Flying boat) Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Transportation; |
| Format | image/jp2 7147 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,921 |
