Name/Title
Hoover Dam construction 1932Entry/Object ID
0002:0950Description
Hoover Dam construction: "A blast in scaling down the canyon walls for the construction of the intake towers, taken from the river-level looking downstream." 3/28/32; 0120 0025 folder 120 Burrell C. Lawton Collection; USBR photo; UNLV Library - Special Collections Copy NegativeCollection
Hoover Dam Construction, Bureau of Reclamation, UNLV Library, Colorado River CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Burrell C. LawtonRole
PhotographerDate made
Mar 28, 1932 - Mar 28, 1932Notes
Original or Negative: Original
[0120 0025 folder 120 Burrell C. Lawton Collection] [USBR photo] [UNLV Library - Special Collections Copy Negative]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 DamDimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: (8 x 10)Location
Location
* Untyped Location
Research Room, Photo Drawer 3Date
November 26, 2025Inventory
Inventoried By
Brandy CarlinInventoried Date
Aug 12, 2026Notes
Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00020950Provenance
Notes
USBR Photo UNLV Library Special Collections, Burrell C. Lawton Collection 0120:0025 folder 120General Notes
Note
Negative Location: N/A
Notes: copy neg.
June 2015 PastPerfect ConversionCreate Date
November 30, 2020Update Date
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