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Interior view of A 8-9 penstock at the Hoover Dam: photographic print

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Creator
Creator: United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Date
1954-05-21
Description
From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Interior view of A-8-9 penstock. Dark spots at 45 degree from vertical and horizontal mark the location of lower set of piezometer taps. Taps locations have been cleaned and repainted. Note wire projecting into penstock, upper right, locating tap hole. Pool of water visible at bottom, tire hoist inside 30-foot penstock at top of raise.
Digital ID
pho034540
Physical Identifier
0228_0071
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d10v89z94
Details
Subject
Dams--Design and construction
Time Period
1950s (1950 - 1959)
Place
Hoover Dam
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
black-and-white photographs
Citation

pho034540. Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection, approximately 1922-1969. PH-00228. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d10v89z94

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