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Film strip of Boulder City or Hoover Dam construction, image 002: photographic print

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Date
1937-11-11
Description
This photograph has three images. The first one, (0272_0005), reads "This picture shows 'tail tower'. Each tower has a 50 ton counter-weight on each tower. Man sitting on tract is tender," as a handwritten inscription. The second, (0272_0006), reads "The view the operators see. Head towers of four hi-lines- I understand this is the first time this type of handling the mud, ever been used," as a handwritten inscription. It shows No.7 and 8 at left of photo and No.5 and 6 at right. The third, (0272_0007) that's upside down reads, "Upstream face nearing completion began collecting water. Notice how small the men look on the catwalks. This picture taken Jan. 5th, 1935," as a handwritten inscription.
Digital ID
pho030886
Physical Identifier
0272_0005; 0272_0006; 0272_0007
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    Citation

    pho030886. Barbara and John Kizziar Photograph Collection, approximately 1986-1992. PH-00272. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1p55dt7s

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    Digital Provenance
    Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
    Geographic Coordinate
    36.01609, -114.73804; 35.97859, -114.83249
    Language

    English

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