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Congresswoman Barbara Vucanovich at microphones for a press conference in Washington, D.C., held before the vote to raise the speed limit on rural interstates to 65 mph. With her from left to right is Senator Steve Symms of Idaho, Congressman Richard Stallings of Idaho, Senator Phil Gram of Texas, Senator Chic Hecht of Nevada, Congressman Jim Hansen of Utah, and Congressman Dave McCurdy of Oklahoma.

This photograph has three images. The first one, (0272_0005), reads "This picture shows 'tail tower'. Each tower has a 50 ton counter-weight on each tower. Man sitting on tract is tender," as a handwritten inscription. The second, (0272_0006), reads "The view the operators see. Head towers of four hi-lines- I understand this is the first time this type of handling the mud, ever been used," as a handwritten inscription. It shows No.7 and 8 at left of photo and No.5 and 6 at right. The third, (0272_0007) that's upside down reads, "Upstream face nearing completion began collecting water. Notice how small the men look on the catwalks. This picture taken Jan. 5th, 1935," as a handwritten inscription.

This photograph has three images. The first one (0272_0059) has an inscription that reads, "Stiff leg crane. Workers getting stiff leg ready to work. To be a hook tender for this, on the dam, is a very tough job. It has its good points tho. Some days there's not much to do, and you are hung on upstream of the dam, where no one wants to take a chance, and climb down to see what you are doing." The second one (0272_0060) reads, "Riggers threading the steel cable on stiff leg." The third image (0272_0061) reads, "Stiff leg - Crane erected to pour Arizona intakes and this corner of the dam."

This photograph has three images. The first one (0272_0062) shows the Nevada-side of dam and the intake towers. The picture reads, "Nevada intakes in their infancy. Another kind of stiff leg to handle material for intake towers on Nevada side, see the monkey slide and wiggling stairway - small view of head tower for hi-lines in upper corner." The second one (0272_0063) reads "Good view of rebar that goes into intake towers. Very heavy reinforcement steel. I tied steel a half shift one night. On this tower, Nevada side, and two nights later." The third one (0272_0064) has a handwritten inscription that reads, "A beautiful sight. Intake tower at night."

This photograph has three images. The first one (0272_0078) reads "'Form Raising Crew' - cont. - Whitie, Indiana 'Hoosier', lining the bolt up from inside. Always looking for a hammer, or bar, when it was time to climb over the top." The second one (0272_0079) reads, "Drilling jumbo in mouth of spillway tunnel," as a handwritten inscription. The third image (0272_0080) reads, "Nevada spillway with flood gates lowered. Notice size of man in gates. Constructed to prevent flood waters from overflowing dam. Each spillway - capable of passing 200,00 cu. ft. per second."

This photograph has four images. The first one (0272_0087) shows a Six Companies Inc. employee card in name of J.T. Kizziar, dated Sept. 15, 1933, Pass #3036. The second image (0272_0088) depicts a J.T. Kizziar's Six Companies credit card for use in Boulder City. The third one (0272_0089) shows a visitors pass for the Boulder Canyon Project. The pass was needed to travel in and out of the area controlled by the Department of the Interior. The fourth image (0272_0090) shows a memorial erected in honor of the men who lost their lives in the construction of the dam. It was dedicated by the Boulder City Central Labor Council, May 1935.

This photograph has four images. The first one (0272_0104) reads, "Union [Pacific] Station sitting at the end of Fremont St. West - A beautiful promenade lost forever in oblivion." The second one (0272_0105) shows the Clark County Court House. The handwritten inscription reads "Hireing hall (slave market) for dam, was just across the street. Men waiting for a chance to be hired, would gather on court house lawn, under the shade of trees - No 'Keep of the grass' here, as they were in my town. Gave me a feeling of doing something wrong when I walked on the grass." The third image (0272_0106) has the caption of "'Death Valley Scotty's' Castle." The fourth one (0272_0107) depicts the historic 20-mule team borax wagons, at Death Valley near Las Vegas.