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Looking up the Colorado River toward the downstrewam face of the Hoover Dam, Arizona: photographic print

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Creator
Creator: United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Date
1960 (year approximate) to 1969 (year approximate)
Description
From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). The powerhouse is the U-shaped structure at the toe of the dam. As the river is the state line, the left wing of the powerhouse (containing 8 generating units) is in Nevada, while the right wing of the powerhouse (containing 9 generating units) is in Arizona. The central section of the powerplant houses control rooms, work shops, and offices. The reservoir above the dam is named Lake Mead.
Digital ID
pho034591
Physical Identifier
0228_0122
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1dv1d43s
Details
Subject
Dams
Dams--Design and construction
Power-plants
Water
Time Period
1960s (1960 - 1969)
Place
Hoover Dam
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
black-and-white photographs
Citation

pho034591. Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection, approximately 1922-1969. PH-00228. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1dv1d43s

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Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff