Hoover Dam construction

0002:1199

0002:1199

Name/Title

Hoover Dam construction

Entry/Object ID

0002:1199

Description

Hoover Dam construction: "Graphic Views of Hoover Dam - Excavating muck from the Colorado River bottom below the (upper/lower?) cofferdam. Circa Late 1932/Early 1933."; Photo #137 by W. A. Davis; Roll 13 - Photo No. 7 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation

Collection

Hoover Dam Construction, Six Companies Inc., Bureau of Reclamation, Davis

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Davis, Winthrop A.

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1932 - circa 1933

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [Photo #137 by W. A. Davis] [Roll 13 - Photo No. 7 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 13-Photo No.7

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (8 x 10)

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research Room, Photo Drawer 3

Date

December 9, 2025

Inventory

Inventoried By

Brandy Carlin

Inventoried Date

Sep 17, 2026

Notes

Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00021199

Provenance

Notes

BCL "Graphic Views of Hoover Dam," Photo No.137

General Notes

Note

Negative Location: N/A Notes: copy neg. June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

Create Date

November 30, 2020

Update Date

September 17, 2026