Name/Title
Hoover Dam construction 1931Entry/Object ID
0002:1176Description
Hoover Dam construction: "Graphic Views of Hoover Dam Portable air compressors being pulled by block and tackle up the side of the canyon (looking downstream at entrance to Black Canyon). Circa Early 1931."; W. A. Davis Collection Photo #48 by W. A. Davis; Roll 10 - Photo No. 4 Copy Negative - Bureau of ReclamationCollection
Hoover Dam Construction, Colorado River Collection, Bureau of Reclamation, DavisMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Davis, Winthrop A.Role
PhotographerDate made
1931 - 1931Notes
Original or Negative: Original
[W. A. Davis Collection Photo #48 by W. A. Davis] [Roll 10 - Photo No. 4 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.: N/ADimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: (8 x 10)Location
Location
* Untyped Location
Research Room, Photo Drawer 3Date
December 9, 2025Inventory
Inventoried By
Brandy CarlinInventoried Date
Sep 9, 2026Notes
Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00021176Provenance
Notes
BCL "Graphic Views of Hoover Dam," photo No.48General Notes
Note
Negative Location: N/A
Notes: June 2015 PastPerfect ConversionCreate Date
November 30, 2020Update Date
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