Name/Title
Hoover Dam construction August 16, 1932Entry/Object ID
0002:1291Description
Hoover Dam construction: "Blasting is usually scheduled for 11:30 a.m. and the billowing dust dislodged from the canyon rim completely fills the canyon." 8-16-32; W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #1452 - Volume Two; Roll 24 - Photo No. 9 Copy Negative - Bureau of ReclamationCollection
Hoover Dam Construction, Bureau of Reclamation, W. A. Bechtel Collection, Six Companies Inc., Railroads/LocomotivesMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Bechtel, William A.Role
PhotographerDate made
Aug 16, 1932 - Aug 16, 1932Notes
Original or Negative: Original[W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #1452 - Volume Two] [Roll 24 - Photo No. 9 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, Construction, BlastingOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
Negative No.: Roll 24-Photo No.9Dimensions
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 BCHDDARPPC00021291Provenance
Notes
BCL William A. Bechtel Album 2, photo No.1452General Notes
Note
Negative Location: N/A
Notes: copy neg.
June 2015 PastPerfect ConversionCreate Date
November 30, 2020Update Date
September 23, 2026