Hoover Dam AZ. Spillway, Boulder Dam 1930s Postcard

Photograph

Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

0007:0383

Name/Title

Hoover Dam "AZ. Spillway, Boulder Dam" 1930s Postcard

Entry/Object ID

0007:0383

Description

2 giant concrete-lined spillways, 1 located on each wall of Black Canyon gorge, act as final control of flood waters, originating above Boulder Dam; colored linen postcard, 1930s; Boulder Dam Service Bureau; acc. no. 0002:022.3f

Made/Created

Notes

Date: 1930-1945 Original or Copy: Original

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Hoover Dam, Black Canyon Gorge, Spillways

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Negative No.: N/A

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (3 1/2 x 5 1/2)

Location

* Untyped Location

Research room

Date

April 20, 2026

Provenance

Notes

Boulder Dam Service Bureau, Boulder City, NV.

General Notes

Note

Notes: color penny postcard; check original for the remaining description June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

November 30, 2020

Updated By

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Update Date

April 22, 2026