Hoover Dam construction May 11, 1932

0002:1544: Hoover Dam construction: spillways, Nevada: "Looking into the Nevada spillway opencut excavation from a spot near Lookout Point. Muck is now being transported upstream to a side canyon for disposal." 5-11-32; W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #1168 - Volume Two; Roll 20 - Photo No. 2 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation
0002:1544

Hoover Dam construction: spillways, Nevada: "Looking into the Nevada spillway opencut excavation from a spot near Lookout Point. Muck is now being transported upstream to a side canyon for disposal." 5-11-32; W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #1168 - Volume Two; Roll 20 - Photo No. 2 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation

Name/Title

Hoover Dam construction May 11, 1932

Entry/Object ID

0002:1544

Description

Hoover Dam construction: spillways, Nevada: "Looking into the Nevada spillway opencut excavation from a spot near Lookout Point. Muck is now being transported upstream to a side canyon for disposal." 5-11-32; W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #1168 - Volume Two; Roll 20 - Photo No. 2 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation

Collection

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Bechtel, William A.

Role

Photographer

Date made

May 11, 1932 - May 11, 1932

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #1168 - Volume Two] [Roll 20 - Photo No. 2 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

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Negative No.: Roll 20- Photo No.2

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (8 x 10)

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research room

Date

January 5, 2026

Provenance

Notes

USBR Photo William A. Bechtel Album 2, photo No.1168

General Notes

Note

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

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Create Date

November 30, 2020

Updated By

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Update Date

January 5, 2026