Name/Title
Hoover Dam construction April 1, 1932Entry/Object ID
0002:1307Description
Hoover Dam construction: "Scaling down the canyon wall in the excavation for the intake tower on the Nevada side. Workmen are 700 feet above the river." 4-1-32; W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #1073 - Volume Two; Roll 18 - Photo No. 3 Copy Negative - Bureau of ReclamationCollection
Bureau of Reclamation, Hoover Dam Construction, W. A. Bechtel Collection, Six Companies Inc., Colorado River CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Bechtel, William A.Role
PhotographerDate made
Apr 1, 1932 - Apr 1, 1932Notes
Original or Negative: Original
[W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #1073 - Volume Two] [Roll 18 - Photo No. 3 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 18-Photo No.3Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: (8 x 10)Location
Location
* Untyped Location
Research Room, Photo Drawer 3Date
December 22, 2025Inventory
Inventoried By
Brandy CarlinInventoried Date
Sep 24, 2026Notes
Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00021307Provenance
Notes
BCL William A. Bechtel Album 2, photo 1073General Notes
Note
Negative Location: N/A
Notes: copy neg.
June 2015 PastPerfect ConversionCreate Date
November 30, 2020Update Date
September 24, 2026