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Photograph overlooking stream, Hoover Dam, circa 1932.

Information

Creator
Creator: Davis, W. A.
Date
1931 to 1933
Description
Aerial photo looking upstream before coffer dam was started; diversion tunnels cut and suspension foot bridge completed. Lower catwalk was four feet wide for personnel traffic only. 600 ft. ladder at end went up canyon wall in 40 ft. sections. "First bridge built in the lower canyon. - W.A. Davis, 1992"
Digital ID
pho023183
Physical Identifier
0123_0082
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1sb3x45z
Details
Subject
aerial photographs
Bridges
Tunnels
Rivers
Mountains
Place
Hoover Dam
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Citation

pho023183. 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/d1sb3x45z.

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Digital Provenance
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Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
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