Name/Title
Hoover Dam construction February 5, 1932Entry/Object ID
0002:1286Description
Hoover Dam construction: "Interior of Diversion Tunnel No. 1, at the point of the spillway raise." 2-5-32; W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #870 - Volume Two; Roll 15 - Photo No. 3 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
Feb 5, 1932 - Feb 5, 1932Notes
Original or Negative: Original
[W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #870 - Volume Two] [Roll 15 - Photo No. 3 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, Construction, Diversion TunnelsOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
Negative No.: Roll 15-Photo No.3Dimensions
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 BCHDDARPPC00021286Provenance
Notes
UNLS William A. Bechtel Album 2, photo No.870General Notes
Note Type
Cataloging NoteNote
(The hole in the roof is the "drain" from the NV. spillway; from this point backward toward the upper portal, a concrete plug 300 ft. long will be poured.)Create Date
November 30, 2020Update Date
September 23, 2026