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Photograph of the Rotary Club, Hoover Dam, October 1946

Date
1946
Description

An image of Rotary Club members having lunch at Boulder Dam while an unidentified man stands up to give a speech. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Photograph of the Rotary Club, Hoover Dam, circa October 1946

Date
1946
Description

An image of Rotary Club members having lunch at Boulder Dam while an unidentified man stands up to give a speech. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Photograph of the Rotary Club, Hoover Dam, October 1946

Date
1946
Description

An image of Rotary Club members having lunch at the Boulder Dam. Earl Brothers is also present in this photo. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Photograph of the unveiling of the memorial plaque, Hoover Dam, September 30, 1935

Date
1935-09-30
Description
An image of the memorial plaque after it was unveiled at Boulder Dam. Spectators of the event gathered beneath the plaque commemorating the 96 men who had died during the construction of the dam. Transcribed across the center of the plaque: "They died to make the desert bloom." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Photograph of men testing valves for Hoover Dam outlet works, circa 1934-1936

Date
1934 to 1936
Description
An image of men testing the valves for jet flow gates (outlet works) at the Boulder Dam construction site (name officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947).

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Photograph of two men looking at downstream face of Hoover Dam, circa 1934-1936

Date
1934 to 1936
Description
An image of two men standing by a parked automobile and watching water discharging from the jet flow gates of Hoover (Boulder) Dam during construction. The name was officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Film transparency of the Rotary Club during lunch, Hoover Dam, October 1946

Date
1946-10
Description

An image of Rotary Club members attending a lunch near Boulde Dam (officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947). Three unidentified men stand beside each other eating food and wearing chef hats.

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Film transparency of the Fortification Hill area, Lake Mead, circa 1930s-1950s

Date
1930 to 1959
Description
The view of the Fortification Hill area of Lake Mead as a visiting boat zips across the lake's surface. Two women dressed in their bathing suits playfully wave to the camera from the deck of the boat, as other visitors aid in directing the boat's path. Transcribed on the side of the boat: "27-J-154."

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Film transparency of a man fishing near the upstream face of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s-1950s

Date
1936 to 1959
Description
A man fishing on the shore of Lake Mead with a boat floating in the background, both of which were located near the upstream face of Hoover Dam. The film transparency includes two duplicate images.

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Film transparency of four men fishing off of a boat, Lake Mead, circa 1934-1950s

Date
1934 to 1959
Description
The scene of four men gathering their catch from a fishing trip among the waters of Lake Mead. The men, along with others located within the interior of the boat, are traveling in a boat titled the Golden Nugget. Transcribed on the side of the boat: "Golden Nugget."

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