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View at Colorado River area near Hoover Dam site. Photographer W.A. Davis disagrees with the identification. He says, "Hills west (10 miles) of Las Vegas, Charleston range in background. Petroglyphs on the rocks, Rocks are red and yellow."

View at Colorado River area of rocks and mountains near Hoover Dam site.

Proposed dam site in Black Canyon, looking upstream.

View from Black Canyon. Gauging station on Arizona wall to gauge depth and floor. Note on back: ""Shows cable across river with a trolley. Gauged velocity of river at this point. - W.A. Davis.""

View of workers cutting a road about 3 1/2 miles above the Dam site. Note on back: ""Clyde in photo. I hired out to Clark County as a powdermonkey on this road. Road was 8 feet wide. Went to Schwartzs'. Road was only a mile long. Whenever we ran out of lumber Lacey's wife would go to Salt Lake to raise money. - W.A. Davis.""

View of workers cutting a road about 3 1/2 miles above the Dam site. They used dynamite to destroy the rocks.

R.G. Le Tourneau (contractor) building road to Dam. Big cut on road to dam; that carryall is the #1 of his earthmovers.