Hoover Dam construction July 20, 1932

0002:1547

0002:1547

Name/Title

Hoover Dam construction July 20, 1932

Entry/Object ID

0002:1547

Description

Hoover Dam construction: spillways, Nevada: "Close-up of the face of the Nevada spillway open cut excavation, just prior to the first shot going underground." 7-20-32; W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #1360 - Volume Two; Roll 23 - Photo No. 2 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation

Collection

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Bechtel, William A.

Role

Photographer

Date made

Jul 20, 1932 - Jul 20, 1932

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #1360 - Volume Two] [Roll 23 - Photo No. 2 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, Spillways

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Negative No.: Roll 23- Photo No.2

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (8 x 10)

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research Room, Photo Drawer 3

Date

January 5, 2026

Inventory

Inventoried By

Brandy Carlin

Inventoried Date

Oct 9, 2026

Notes

Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00021547

Provenance

Notes

USBR Photo William A. Bechtel Album 2, photo No.1360

General Notes

Note

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

Create Date

November 30, 2020

Update Date

October 9, 2026