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Postcard of Lake Mead and Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s

Information

Creator
Creator: Boulder Dam Service Bureau
Date
1936 to 1939
Description
A painted photo depicting Lake Mead and Hoover (Boulder) Dam. Text on front of post card: "Lake Mead in Black Canyon, Boulder Dam", "Boulder Canyon Project of the Business of Reclamation"; Text on back of post card: "Lake Mead is quite narrow, just above Boulder Dam, yet more than 500 feet deep, where it is confined between the somber cliffs of Black Canyon gorge. Beyond the gorge the waters spread extensively over the desert valleys to form a vast lake 115 miles in length, with a shoreline of more than 550 miles - the largest man-made lake in the world. Comfortable cruisers make regular scheduled excursions on Lake Mead."
Digital ID
pho013997
Physical Identifier
0003_0053
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1hh6c78h
Details
Subject
Dams
Dams
Canyons
Reservoirs
Place
Hoover Dam
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
postcards
Source
Postcard of Lake Mead and Hoover Dam, 1936-1939
Citation

pho013997. Doris Hancock Photograph Collection. PH-00003. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1hh6c78h.

Rights
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Standardized Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Extent
3339 x 2152 pixels
5.57 x 3.59 inches
21,557,464 bytes
Language

English

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