Name/Title
Hoover Dam construction: railroad: Canyon RailroadEntry/Object ID
0002:0895Description
Hoover Dam construction: railroad: Canyon Railroad built by Six Companies, Inc., along the Colorado River into Black Canyon. "Steam locomotive hauling muck train from the dump hopper at the low level mixing plant for the disposal of tunnel muck along the right-of-way above the river camp, which is seen in the background." January 28, 1932; USBR Photo No. 539Collection
Railroads/Locomotives, Hoover Dam Construction, Bureau of Reclamation, Colorado River Collection, Six Companies Inc.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of ReclamationRole
PhotographerDate made
Jan 28, 1932 - Jan 28, 1932Notes
Original or Negative: Original
[USBR Photo No. 539]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
Hoover Dam, Black CanyonDimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: (8 x 10)Location
Location
* Untyped Location
Research roomDate
November 19, 2025Notes
Photo Drawer 5General Notes
Note
Negative Location: N/A
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November 19, 2025![0002:0895: Hoover Dam construction: railroad: Canyon Railroad [built by Six Companies, Inc.] along the Colorado River into Black Canyon. "Steam locomotive hauling muck train from the dump hopper at the low level mixing plant for the disposal of tunnel muck along the right-of-way above the river camp, which is seen in the background." January 28, 1932 [USBR Photo No. 539]](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/4452/f0146320-d65b-11ee-a6b9-336a17a5bb7a-v3dWZyK.lg@2x.jpg)