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Photograph of the Hoover Dam construction site, April 23, 1932

Information

Date
1932-04-23
Description
On April 23, 1932, the Hoover Dam construction site was the scene for an unprecedented "hot sands" initiation ceremony by the Al Malaikah Temple of the Shrine of Los Angeles. Physical object has an insert containing additional biographical information.
Digital ID
pho017647
Physical Identifier
0204_0054
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d15x25g95
Details
Subject
Automobiles
Men
Women
Buildings, Temporary
Lumber
Rivers
Canyons
Electric lines
Place
Hoover Dam
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Hoover Dam construction site, 1932 April 23
Citation

pho017647. Jacob E. Von Tobel Photograph Collection. PH-00204. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d15x25g95.

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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
6006 x 3476 pixels
10.01 x 5.793 inches
62,656,028 bytes
Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff