Hoover Dam construction 1931

0002:1426

0002:1426

Name/Title

Hoover Dam construction 1931

Entry/Object ID

0002:1426

Description

Hoover Dam construction: "Graphic Views of Hoover Dam General Construction Company excavating for the foundation of the Sierra-Nevada Power Company substation which provided electricity for the project and for Boulder City from power sub-station in San Bernardino." Circa Early 1931; Photo #71 by W. A. Davis; Roll 11 - Photo No. 2 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation

Collection

Hoover Dam Construction, Bureau of Reclamation

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Winthrop, Davis A.

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1931 - circa 1931

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [Photo #71 by W. A. Davis] [Roll 11 - 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

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Negative No.: N/A

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (8 x 10)

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research Room, Photo Drawer 3

Date

December 29, 2025

Inventory

Inventoried By

Brandy Carlin

Inventoried Date

Oct 1, 2026

Notes

Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00021426

Provenance

Notes

BCL "Graphic Views of Hoover Dam" photo No.71

General Notes

Note

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

Create Date

November 30, 2020

Update Date

October 1, 2026