Record Details
Hoover Dam construction
UNLV Digital Collections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Hoover Dam construction |
| Publisher | University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries |
| Date | 1934-03-28 |
| Description | Panoramic view of Black Canyon and Hoover Dam under construction. Two of the portals to the diversion tunnels are visible. The face of the dam is nearing completion and the concrete pouring forms can be seen. Part of the Colorado River is visible below the portals. A cableway spans the canyon high above the cofferdam. Trucks and buildings are also visible. |
| Subject | Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Diversion tunnels; Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Concrete pouring forms; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Cableways; Cofferdams; Trucks; Transportation; Buildings and structures Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Buildings and structures; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Tunnels; Transportation; |
| Format | image/jp2 14820 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,934 |
