Name/Title
Hoover Dam construction August 16, 1932Entry/Object ID
0002:1292Description
Hoover Dam construction: "Blast on the Arizona intake tower excavation which has filled the canyon with smoke and dust. Upper steel suspension bridge shown in the background." 8-16-32; W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #1456 - Volume Two; Roll 24 - Photo No. 10 Copy Negative - Bureau of ReclamationCollection
Hoover Dam Construction, Bureau of Reclamation, W. A. Bechtel Collection, Six Companies Inc.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Bechtel, William A.Role
PhotographerDate made
Aug 16, 1932 - Aug 16, 1932Notes
Original or Negative: Original
[W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #1456 - Volume Two] [Roll 24 - Photo No. 10 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation]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, Intake Towers, ConstructionOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
Negative No.: Roll 24-Photo No.10Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: (8 x 10)Location
Location
* Untyped Location
Research Room, Photo Drawer 3Date
December 22, 2025Inventory
Inventoried By
Brandy CarlinInventoried Date
Sep 23, 2026Notes
Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00021292Provenance
Notes
BCL William A. Bechtel Album 2, photo No.1456General Notes
Note
Negative Location: N/A
Notes: copy neg.
June 2015 PastPerfect ConversionCreate Date
November 30, 2020Update Date
September 23, 2026