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 Room, Photo Drawer 2Date
October 8, 2025Inventory
Inventoried By
Brandy CarlinInventoried Date
Jun 5, 2026Notes
Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00020291Provenance
Notes
BCL "Graphic Views of Hoover Dam" Davis CollectionGeneral Notes
Note
Negative Location: Yes
Notes: June 2015 PastPerfect ConversionCreate Date
November 30, 2020Update Date
August 14, 2026![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/dcbc1010-6101-11f1-8fb3-cbd812d1ab67-wxTv3CJ.lg-nt@2x.jpg)