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Slide of the construction of the Hoover Dam, February 13, 1932

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Creator
Creator: United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Date
1932-02-13
Description
Black and white image of Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of the Interior, at a ceremony which inaugurated construction on the Boulder City branch of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, signaling the beginning of the Boulder Canyon Project, later known as Hoover Dam. From left to right, the men pictured include: Senator Key Pittman of Nevada; Governor Fred Balzar of Nevada; Carl Gray, President of Union Pacific Railroad system; Secretary Wilbur holding the Nevada silver spike; and Senator Tasker L. Oddie of Nevada. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
Digital ID
pho004659
Physical Identifier
0071_0029
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1mc8rg14
Details
Subject
People
Pittman, Key, 1872-1940
Balzar, Fredrick Bennett, 1880-1934
Gray, Carl R. (Carl Raymond), 1867-1939
Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949
Oddie, Tasker L. (Tasker Lowndes), 1870-1950
Men
People
Public officers
Governors
Place
Hoover Dam
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
slides (photographs)
Source
Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of the Interior, at a ceremony which inaugurated construction on the Boulder City branch of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, signaling the beginning of the Boulder Canyon Project. Includes Senator Key Pittman of Nevada; Governor Fred Balzar of Nevada; Carl Gray, President of Union Pacific Railroad system; Secretary Wilbur holding the Nevada silver spike; and Senator Tasker L. Oddie of Nevada, 1932 February 13
Citation

pho004659. 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/d1mc8rg14.

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Digital Provenance
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Extent
2821 x 1916 pixels
1.3433 x 0.9124 inches
16242266 bytes
Language

English

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