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Boulder Damsite, looking upstream |
Aerial view, looking upstream, of Hoover Dam construction site prior to concrete pouring, showing scaffolding, power shovels, and trucks.
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1933-06-03
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[Signing of the contract between the U.S. government and Six Companies for construction of Hoover Dam]Nevada. Signing of the contract between the U.S. Govt. and "Six Companies" for construction of Boulder Dam. |
Photo shows one man sitting at a table signing a document while several men standing behind him observe. The men are identified, left to right, as Charles P. "Pop" Squires; P.W. Dent, Assistant Commissioner of Reclamation; Mayor Fred Hesse; unknown; R.F. Walter, Chief Engineer, Bureau...
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1931-04
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[Construction on Hoover Dam]Nevada. Construction on Boulder Dam. |
Aerial view of Black Canyon, prior to construction of Hoover Dam, showing a row of buildings in the distance.
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1930?-1932?
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[Colorado River above Black Canyon before construction of Hoover Dam]Nevada. Boulder Dam. The Colorado River above Black Canyon before construction of the dam. |
View of the Colorado River above Black Canyon prior to the construction of Hoover Dam.
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1928?-1930?
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[Carl Gray handing Ray Lyman Wilbur the first spike to be driven for the spur to Hoover Dam]Nevada. Carl Gray, Pres. U.P.R.R., handing Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secy. of the Interior, the first spike to be driven for the spur to Boulder Dam. |
Photo shows, left to right, Governor Balzar of Nevada; Carl Gray, president of the Union Pacific Railroad Co.; Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of the Interior; Governor of Colorado [not named]; in front of crowd outdoors. Gray is handing Lyman the first spike to be driven for the spur to Boulder Dam.
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1930
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[Blasting and construction on Hoover Dam]Nevada. Construction on Boulder Dam. |
Blasting in Black Canyon for construction. Construction equiqment can be seen along side the Colorado River.
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1930?
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[Frank Crowe and others]Nevada. Boulder Dam. Frank Crowe, third from the left, Supt. of Constructon for the "Six Comapnies." |
Frank Crowe, Supt. of Constructon for the Six Companies, standing with five unidentified men at the Hoover Dam construction site.
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1930?-1933?
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[Beginning blasting for the Hoover Dam]Nevada. Boulder Dam. The beginning of a 5000-hole blast. |
Blasting for the beginning of the Hoover Dam in Black Canyon.
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1930?
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[Workers in transport buses]Prior to the advent of cold weather, the canyon workers were transported to the job from Boulder City in busses [sic]. |
This view shows the swing shift ready to leave from Dormitory No. 2 in Boulder City. Shows the dormitory and transport buses loaded with construction workers.
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1931-11-07
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[Representatives of the Colorado River Commission]Nevada. Boulder Dam Project. Representatives of the Colorado River Commission. |
Representatives of the Colorado River Commission, left to right,unknown, Dr. Roy Martin, Walker Young, Ed Clark, and C.P. "Pop" Squires.
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1930?-1933?
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[Visitors at Lookout Point]Look-out Point, where hundreds of visitors daily view the spectacular panorama of construction spread out before them. |
Group of men view the spectacular panorama of the construction site of Hoover Dam from Lookout Point.
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1932-04-01
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[Night view of the diversion tunnels]Night view, looking upstream from below the lower portals of the diversion tunnels. |
Night view looking upstream. A spectacular sight with its myriads of lights. Shows lighted bridges across the canyon above the Colorado River.
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1932-04-08
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[Downstream view of Hoover Dam construction site]Looking downstream from a point below the lower portals of the diversion tunnels. |
Viewpoint of dam construction from below the lower portals of the diversion tunnels. Muck disposal road shown on both sides of the river. Some trucks are visible in the foreground.
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1932-01-19
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[Interior of low-level concrete mixing plant]View of the main batching and mixer control station low-level concrete mixing plant. |
Interior of the main batching and mixer control station, low-level concrete mixing plant. The operator at this station controls the charging of all aggregates, cement and water into two mixers and also controls discharge of the mixers.
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1932-02-17
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Sedimentation tank for Six Companies gravel plant. |
Construction of sedimentation tank in the desert for gravel plant.
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1931
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Digging diversion tunnels at Hoover Dam. |
Construction workers digging diversion tunnels using construction equipment.
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1931-1932
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Government and Six Companies officials inspecting the Nevada Spillway |
Government and Six Companies officials inspecting the Nevada Spillway. Reading from left to right: Norman S. Gallison, H.J. Lawler, Walker R. Young, Charles A. Shea, E.O. Wattis, Dr. Elwood Mead, Frank T. Crowe, R.F. Walter and W.A. Bechtel.
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1932-02-09
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[Sunset on the Colorado River]Sunset on the Colorado River looking downstream from the railroad bridge on the left. |
Sunset on the Colorado River looking downstream from the railroad bridge.
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1932-02-10
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[View of mixing plant]Looking upstream at the low level mixing plant, 4 cubic-yard agitators mounted on White trucks in the foreground. |
View of a mixing plant with agitators mounted on White trucks. Looking upstream.
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1932-03-08
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[Machine shop and warehouse group of buildings]Machine shop and warehouse group of buildings, surrounded by material storage yards. |
Shows machine shop and warehouses, surrounded by material storage yards. There is also a train in the picture.
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1932-03-11
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[Interior of Six companies, Inc. machine shop]Interior of Six Companies, Inc. machine shop, showing equipment to handle machine work. |
Shows men working on heavy machines in a Six companies, Inc. machine shop.
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1932-03-11
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[Upstream view of Black Canyon during early stage of Hoover Dam construction]Looking upstream at Black Canyon. The dam will be located just upstream from the foot-bridge, at the bottom of the picture. Entrance to the upper portals of the diversion tunnels opposite the middle truck bridge. |
Aerial view looking upstream of the Colorado River in Black Canyon during the early stages of dam construction. Foot-bridge and truck bridge are visible spanning the Colorado River. Some construction fcilities and equipment are seen on dirt roads on the river banks.
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1932-03-12
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[Power shovel and trucks opening up an adit]A Marion shovel and trucks opening up an adit. |
Construction workers are using a power shovel and trucks to open up an adit as part of the construction of Hoover Dam.
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1932-03-18
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First 40 foot slab of concrete poured in lining diversion tunnels |
This is a view of the interior of a diversion tunnel when the first 40 foot concrete slab was poured to line the tunnel during construction of Hoover Dam. Lights illuminate the scene and a construction worker can be seen.
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1932-03-18
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[Day shift workers boarding transports for the return journey to Boulder City]Day shift workmen entering transports at the upper portals for their return journey to Boulder City ten miles away. |
Dam construction workers are boarding transport buses for the return ride to Boulder City.
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1932-03-18
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