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Slide of the construction phase of Hoover Dam, Boulder City, Nevada, November 7, 1931

Information

Creator
Creator: United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Date
1931-11-07
Description
Black and white image of swing shift construction workers sitting in trucks, ready to leave from dormitory #2 in Boulder City to Hoover Dam. Prior to the arrival of cold weather, the canyon workers were transported to their jobs in buses. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
Digital ID
pho004650
Physical Identifier
0071_0020
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1s46h57g
Details
Subject
Flood dams and reservoirs--Design and construction
Construction workers
Dormitories
Automobiles
People
Trucks
Place
Hoover Dam
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
slides (photographs)
Source
Swing shift construction workers sitting in trucks, ready to leave from dormitory #2 in Boulder City to Hoover Dam, 1931 November 07
Citation

pho004650. 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/d1s46h57g.

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Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Extent
2814 x 1875 pixels
1.34 x 0.8929 inches
15851344 bytes
Language

English

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