Hoover Dam construction 1931

BCHDDARPPC00021183.jpg: Hoover Dam - construction: "Graphic Views of Hoover Dam Conway muckers being used in excavating the small bore of the diversion tunnels. Circa Mid-Late 1931." [W. A. Davis Collection Photo #106 by W. A. Davis] [Roll 12 - Photo No. 10 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation]
BCHDDARPPC00021183.jpg

Hoover Dam - construction: "Graphic Views of Hoover Dam Conway muckers being used in excavating the small bore of the diversion tunnels. Circa Mid-Late 1931." [W. A. Davis Collection Photo #106 by W. A. Davis] [Roll 12 - Photo No. 10 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation]

Name/Title

Hoover Dam construction 1931

Entry/Object ID

0002:1183

Description

Hoover Dam construction: "Graphic Views of Hoover Dam Conway muckers being used in excavating the small bore of the diversion tunnels. Circa Mid-Late 1931."; W. A. Davis Collection Photo #106 by W. A. Davis; Roll 12 - Photo No. 10 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation

Collection

Hoover Dam Construction, Davis, Bureau of Reclamation, Railroads/Locomotives

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Davis, Winthrop A.

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1931 - circa 1931

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [W. A. Davis Collection Photo #106 by W. A. Davis] [Roll 12 - Photo No. 10 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

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 9, 2026

Notes

Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00021183

Provenance

Notes

BCL "Graphic Views of Hoover Dam," photo No.106

General Notes

Note

Negative Location: Yes Notes: copy neg. June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

Create Date

November 30, 2020

Update Date

September 9, 2026