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Postcard showing a flagpole base engraved with a memorial inscription, Hoover Dam, September 30, 1935

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Date
1935-09-30
Description
An image of the inscribed flagpole base located between the Winged Figures of the Republic sculptures at Boulder Dam. The base is engraved with a memorial inscription regarding the construction of the dam: "It is fitting that the flag of our country should fly here in honor of those men who, inspired by a vision of lonely lands made fruitful, conceived this great work and those others whose genius and labor made that vision a reality." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
Digital ID
pho001576
Physical Identifier
0100_1103
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1351w
Details
Subject
Dedications
Dams
Monuments
Place
Hoover Dam
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
postcards
Source
Plaque at the base of the American flag flying at Hoover Dam between the "Winged Figures of the Republic," dedicated to the workers who died during the dam's construction, 1935 September 30
Citation

pho001576. L. F. Manis Photograph Collection. PH-00100. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1351w.

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Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Extent
2259 x 3446 pixels
3.765 x 5.7433 inches
23377518 bytes
Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff