Name/Title
Colorado River near Black CanyonEntry/Object ID
0002:0291Description
Colorado River; near Black Canyon; "The water will back up and cover the riverbed more than 500 feet at this point upon completion of Hoover Dam."; [future bed of Lake Mead; with Ragtown center; bottom, c. 1931; BCL; Graphic views of Hoover Dam, photo no. 54; W.A. Davis, photographerCollection
Colorado River CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Davis, Winthrop A.Role
PhotographerDate made
1931 - 1931Notes
Original or Negative: Original
[BCL - Graphic views of Hoover Dam, photo no. 54; W.A. Davis, photographer]Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Black Canyon, Hoover DamDimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: (8 x 10)Location
Location
* Untyped Location
Research RoomDate
October 8, 2025Notes
Photo Drawer 4Provenance
Notes
BCL "Graphic Views of Hoover Dam" Davis CollectionGeneral Notes
Note
Negative Location: Yes
Notes: June 2015 PastPerfect ConversionCreated By
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November 30, 2020Updated By
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October 8, 2025![0002:0291: Colorado River near Black Canyon: "The water will back up and cover the riverbed more than 500 feet at this point upon completion of Hoover Dam." [future bed of Lake Mead with Ragtown center, bottom, c. 1931] [BCL - Graphic views of Hoover Dam, photo no. 54; W.A. Davis, photographer]](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/4452/062e6fd0-3bb5-11ee-99c1-fb2fdee1148c-v3dWSUv.lg@2x.jpg)