Hoover Dam construction July 20, 1934

0002:1405

0002:1405

Name/Title

Hoover Dam construction July 20, 1934

Entry/Object ID

0002:1405

Description

Hoover Dam construction: penstocks: "The first 30' diameter penstock pipe section is transported from the Babcock and Wilcox Company Plant to the dam on a La Crosse trailer powered by caterpillar tractors." 7-20-34; B. D. Glaha, photographer; USBR photo/BCP 02572

Collection

Hoover Dam Construction, Bureau of Reclamation

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Glaha, Ben D.

Role

Photographer

Date made

Jul 20, 1934 - Jul 20, 1934

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [B. D. Glaha, photographer] [USBR photo/BCP 02572]

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

Babcock and Wilcox Co., Hoover Dam, Penstocks

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

Sep 30, 2026

Notes

Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00021405

Provenance

Notes

USBR Photo/BCP 02572

General Notes

Note

Negative Location: N/A Notes: June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

Create Date

November 30, 2020

Update Date

September 30, 2026