Hoover Dam construction August 16, 1932

0002:1292: 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 Reclamation]
0002:1292

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 Reclamation]

Name/Title

Hoover Dam construction August 16, 1932

Entry/Object ID

0002:1292

Description

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 Reclamation

Collection

Hoover Dam Construction, Bureau of Reclamation, W. A. Bechtel Collection, Six Companies Inc.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Bechtel, William A.

Role

Photographer

Date made

Aug 16, 1932 - Aug 16, 1932

Notes

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, 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, Intake Towers, Construction

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Negative No.: Roll 24-Photo No.10

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (8 x 10)

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research room

Date

December 22, 2025

Provenance

Notes

BCL William A. Bechtel Album 2, photo No.1456

General Notes

Note

Negative Location: N/A Notes: copy neg. June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

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Create Date

November 30, 2020

Updated By

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Update Date

December 22, 2025