Film strip of Boulder City or Hoover Dam construction, image 009: photographic print

This photograph has three images. The first one (0272_0043) has a handwritten inscription that reads, "Government hi-line setting 30' pipe on tracks in working tunnel. Note size of men." The second one (0272_0044) reads, "Placing pipe in penstock tunnels. Spider stays in place until next pipe is connected - still on the rails." The third image (0272_0045 and 0040) gives a good view of workmen getting these two locations ready to pour. It reads, "The carpenters leveling the panels and installing the vertical keys - plumbers installing cooling pipe - clean-up crew with their air and water hose sandblasting top of cement for better bonding. Must be a rush job for grave-yard tonite." "Form raisers, with 'A' frames in place. Prying the specially made panel, to replace it with regular one you see lying in pour below." "Gov. inspectors. They check every form of work that is done on the dam. Then sign the OK to pour. My job, once, was to see that all works were OK." "I liked the carefree and daring of the form raisers. Also had a friend in the crew. I got a lot of ribbing from them about my easy job. After two weeks of trying I at last got a transfer. Later felt Tommy sorry. But could walk the 2x12 with both shoulders slung with chain jacks and block & tackle. Or drop down on a up-stream panel, hook my safety belt and twist out as many 'she-bolts' as the best." "It was fearful hanging on your safety belt, on the upstream face of the dam. Out of sight, all you could see was a lot of down - hang on for dear life - when the crew starts prying the panel loose and you & panel are swinging on the jacks - loved it."