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Downstream face of Hoover Dam

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Title Downstream face of Hoover Dam
Creator Standard Oil Co. of California
Publisher University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
Date 1936?-1937?
Description View of the downstream face of Hoover Dam. The intake towers and reservoir (Lake Mead) are seen above the dam. A cableway spans the dam with hoisting machinery suspended from it. Some of the transmission towers can be seen. Cars and people are seen on a scenic turnout overlooking the dam.
Subject Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.); Intake towers; Reservoirs; Mead, Lake (Ariz. and Nev.); Cableways; Hoisting machinery; Transmission towers; Automobiles; Scenic overlooks;
Format image/jp2 1761 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,943

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