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Film transparency of businessmen, politicians, and engineers at Hoover Dam, June 6, 1933

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Creator
Creator: United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Date
1933-06-06
Description
Black and white image of the group of men who witnessed the pouring of the first concrete in Hoover Dam proper. From left to right: H. J. Lawler, Director of Six Companies, Inc.; Walker R. Young, Construction Engineer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Frank T. Crowe, General Superintendent, Six Companies, Inc.; C. A. Shea, Director of Construction, Six Companies, Inc. W. A. Bechtel, President, Six Companies, Inc.; R. F. Walter, Chief Engineer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Theodore A. Walters, First Assistant Secretary of the Interior ; Ed Clark & C. P. Squires, members of the original Colorado River Commission. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
Digital ID
pho004506
Physical Identifier
0071_0128
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1gf0mw18
Details
Subject
Flood dams and reservoirs--Design and construction
Lawler, H. J.
Young, Walker R.
Crowe, Frank T., 1882-1946
Shea, C. A.
Bechtel, William Augustine, 1928-
Walter, R. F.
Walters, Theo. A. (Theo. Arthur), 1900-
Clark, Ed
Squires, Charles Pember
Men
People
Businesspeople
Public officers
Dams--Design and construction
Dams
Engineers
Place
Hoover Dam
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic transparencies
Source
Group of men who witnessed the pouring of the first concrete in Hoover Dam: H. J. Lawler, Director of Six Companies, Inc.; Walker R. Young, Construction Engineer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Frank T. Crowe, General Superintendent, Six Companies, Inc.; C. A. Shea, Director of Construction, Six Companies, Inc.; W. A. Bechtel, President, Six Companies, Inc.; R. F. Walter, Chief Engineer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Theodore A. Walters, First Assistant Secretary of the Interior; and Ed Clark and C. P. Squires, members of the original Colorado River Commission, 1933 June 06
Citation

pho004506. Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada. PH-00071. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1gf0mw18.

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Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Extent
2177 x 1725 pixels
1.8142 x 1.4375 inches
3785128 bytes
Language

English

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