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Photograph of Hoover Dam, circa 1932

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Creator
Creator: Davis, W. A.
Date
1931 to 1933
Description
Looking upstream before the cofferdams were in; Nevada side on left. Note work boat on Arizona side, carrying dynamite batteries from above dam to dam site. Note on back: "All the blasting Wint observed used a generator, not batteries. Later the power was provided by permanent lines. - James J. Hester, son-in-law of W. A. "Wint" Davis, photog."
Digital ID
pho023193
Physical Identifier
0123_0092
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1gt5fm76
Details
Subject
Dams--Design and construction
Tunnels
Mountains
Dams
Rivers
Boats and boating
Place
Hoover Dam
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Citation

pho023193. Ray Cutright Collection of Winthrop A. Davis Photographs. PH-00123. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1gt5fm76.

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Digital Provenance
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Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
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