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Aerial view of Hoover Dam and surrounding area

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Title Aerial view of Hoover Dam and surrounding area
Creator Standard Oil Co. of California
Publisher University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
Date 1936?-1938?
Description Aerial view of Hoover Dam and the surrounding area showing the downward face of the dam, the intake towers, Lake Mead (the reservoir) and a portion of the Colorado River. Fortification Hill is visible in the background. The wing of the plane taking the aerial photos is shown on the left side of the photo.
Subject Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Aerial views; Intake towers; Mead, Lake (Ariz. and Nev.); Reservoirs; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Fortification Hill (Ariz.); Airplanes Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Design and construction; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico);
Format image/jp2 1509 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,1022

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