Name/Title
Hoover Dam construction April 4, 1932Entry/Object ID
0002:1505Description
Hoover Dam construction: spillways, Arizona: "The first blast on the Arizona spillway opencut excavation. Sixteen tons of powder were used. Compare the blast with the building shown in the picture." 4-4-32.; W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #1081 - Volume Two; Roll 17 - Photo No. 10 Copy Negative - Bureau of ReclamationCollection
Hoover Dam Construction, W. A. Bechtel Collection, Bureau of ReclamationMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Bechtel, William A.Role
PhotographerDate made
Apr 4, 1932 - Apr 4, 1932Notes
Original or Negative: Original
[W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #1081 - Volume Two] [Roll 17 - Photo No. 10 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, Spillways, ConstructionOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
Negative No.: Roll 17, Photo No.10Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: (8 x 10)Location
Location
* Untyped Location
Research Room, Photo Drawer 3Date
December 31, 2025Inventory
Inventoried By
Brandy CarlinInventoried Date
Oct 6, 2026Notes
Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00021505Provenance
Notes
USBR Photo William A. Bechtel Album 2, photo No.1081General Notes
Note
Negative Location: N/A
Notes: copy neg.
June 2015 PastPerfect ConversionCreate Date
November 30, 2020Update Date
October 6, 2026