Hoover Dam construction February 5, 1932

0002:1286: 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 Reclamation]
0002:1286

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 Reclamation]

Name/Title

Hoover Dam construction February 5, 1932

Entry/Object ID

0002:1286

Description

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 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

Feb 5, 1932 - Feb 5, 1932

Notes

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, 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, Construction, Diversion Tunnels

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Negative No.: Roll 15-Photo No.3

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (8 x 10)

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research room

Date

December 22, 2025

Provenance

Notes

UNLS William A. Bechtel Album 2, photo No.870

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

(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.)

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Create Date

November 30, 2020

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Update Date

December 22, 2025