Hoover Dam construction May 10, 1932

0002:1506

0002:1506

Name/Title

Hoover Dam construction May 10, 1932

Entry/Object ID

0002:1506

Description

Hoover Dam construction: spillways, Arizona: "Looking down into the Arizona spillway opencut excavation from the hill above. The canyon goes through the upper right-hand corner of the picture. The highway to the top of the dam can be seen on the Nevada side." 5-10-32.; W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #1167 - Volume Two; Roll 19 - Photo No. 10 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation

Collection

Hoover Dam Construction, W. A. Bechtel Collection, Bureau of Reclamation

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Bechtel, William A.

Role

Photographer

Date made

May 10, 1932 - May 10, 1932

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #1167 - Volume Two] [Roll 19 - 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, Spillways, Construction

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Negative No.: Roll 19, Photo No.10

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (8 x 10)

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research Room, Photo Drawer 3

Date

December 31, 2025

Inventory

Inventoried By

Brandy Carlin

Inventoried Date

Oct 6, 2026

Notes

Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00021506

Provenance

Notes

USBR Photo William A. Bechtel Album 2, photo No.1167

General Notes

Note

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

Create Date

November 30, 2020

Update Date

October 6, 2026