Name/Title
Hoover Dam construction August 17, 1934Entry/Object ID
0002:1301Description
Hoover Dam construction: "Arizona intake towers from the Nevada side. Nevada intake tower No. 5(?) in foreground with upstream face of Boulder Dam shown to the right." 8-17-34; W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #2799 - Volume Three; Roll 38 - Photo No. 6 Copy Negative - Bureau of ReclamationCollection
Hoover Dam Construction, Bureau of Reclamation, W. A. Bechtel Collection, Six Companies Inc.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Bechtel, William A.Role
PhotographerDate made
Aug 17, 1934 - Aug 17, 1934Notes
Original or Negative: Original
[W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #2799 - Volume Three] [Roll 38 - Photo No. 6 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation]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 Dam, Intake Towers, ConstructionOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
Negative No.: Roll 38-Photo No.6Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: (8 x 10)Location
Location
* Untyped Location
Research Room, Photo Drawer 3Date
December 22, 2025Inventory
Inventoried By
Brandy CarlinInventoried Date
Sep 23, 2026Notes
Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00021301Provenance
Notes
BCL William A. Bechtel Album 3, photo 2799General Notes
Note Type
Cataloging NoteNote
(Note the "stiff-leg" crane on the cliff above the intake towers)Create Date
November 30, 2020Update Date
September 23, 2026