Hoover Dam railroads

0002:0893: Hoover Dam - railroads: "Graphic Views of Hoover Dam First shot fired in the construction of Hoover Dam. (Six Companies blasting route of construction road and railway above Cape Horn.)" April 1931 [Photo #1 by W. A. Davis] [Roll 6 - Photo No. 4 - Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation]
0002:0893

Hoover Dam - railroads: "Graphic Views of Hoover Dam First shot fired in the construction of Hoover Dam. (Six Companies blasting route of construction road and railway above Cape Horn.)" April 1931 [Photo #1 by W. A. Davis] [Roll 6 - Photo No. 4 - Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation]

Name/Title

Hoover Dam railroads

Entry/Object ID

0002:0893

Description

Hoover Dam railroads: "Graphic Views of Hoover Dam First shot fired in the construction of Hoover Dam; Six Companies blasting route of construction road and railway above Cape Horn April 1931'; Photo #1 by W. A. Davis; Roll 6 - Photo No. 4 - Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation

Collection

Hoover Dam Construction, Colorado River Collection, Bureau of Reclamation, Davis

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Davis, Winthrop A.

Role

Photographer

Date made

Apr 1931 - Apr 1931

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [Photo #1 by W. A. Davis] [Roll 6 - Photo No. 4 - Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation]

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Hoover Dam, Cape Horn

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Negative No.: USBR Photo # 1; Roll 6, P

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (8 x 10)

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research room

Date

November 19, 2025

Notes

Photo Drawer 5

Provenance

Notes

USBR Photo #1 by W.A. Davis, Roll 6-Photo No.4

General Notes

Note

Negative Location: N/A Notes: Negative# Overflow: USBR Photo # 1; Roll 6, Photo No.4 June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

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Create Date

November 30, 2020

Updated By

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Update Date

November 19, 2025