Hoover Dam construction February 15, 1932

0002:1541

0002:1541

Name/Title

Hoover Dam construction February 15, 1932

Entry/Object ID

0002:1541

Description

Hoover Dam construction: spillways, Nevada: "Marion electric shovel and White 8-cubic-yard trucks excavating at the site of the Nevada spillway." 2-15-32; W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #912 - Volume Two; Roll 15 - Photo No. 6 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation

Collection

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Bechtel, William A.

Role

Photographer

Date made

Feb 15, 1932 - Feb 15, 1932

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #912 - Volume Two] [Roll 15 - Photo No. 6 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 15- Photo No.6

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (8 x 10)

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research Room, Photo Drawer 3

Date

January 5, 2026

Inventory

Inventoried By

Brandy Carlin

Inventoried Date

Oct 8, 2026

Notes

Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00021541

Provenance

Notes

USBR Photo William A. Bechtel Album 2, photo No.912

General Notes

Note

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

Create Date

November 30, 2020

Update Date

October 8, 2026