Name/Title
Hoover Dam construction: Black Canyon damsiteEntry/Object ID
0002:0963Description
Hoover Dam construction: Black Canyon damsite: "General view, looking upstream, of Black Canyon showing operations at tunnel outlet portals. In the foreground is seen the steel suspension bridge being erected by Six Companies, Inc., and the pre-sedimentation tank of the Boulder City water supply. View was taken from point above Hairpin Curve on Six Companies Inc., Construction road." 2-1-32; BCP 01009 A; Bureau of Reclamation photo by B. D. GlahaCollection
Hoover Dam Construction, Colorado River Collection, Bureau of Reclamation, Six Companies Inc., Boulder City ConstructionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Glaha, Ben D.Role
PhotographerDate made
Feb 1, 1932 - Feb 1, 1932Notes
Original or Negative: Original
[BCP 01009 A] [Bureau of Reclamation photo by B. D. Glaha]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, Black CanyonDimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: (8 x 10)Location
Location
* Untyped Location
Research Room, Photo Drawer 3Date
November 26, 2025Inventory
Inventoried By
Brandy CarlinInventoried Date
Aug 13, 2026Notes
Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00020963Provenance
Notes
USBR Photo BCP 01009AGeneral Notes
Note
Negative Location: N/A
Notes: June 2015 PastPerfect ConversionCreate Date
November 30, 2020Update Date
August 13, 2026![0002:0963: Hoover Dam construction: Black Canyon damsite: "General view, looking upstream, of Black Canyon showing operations at tunnel outlet portals. In the foreground is seen the steel suspension bridge being erected by Six Companies, Inc., and the pre-sedimentation tank of the Boulder City water supply. View was taken from point above Hairpin Curve on Six Companies Inc., Construction road." 2-1-32 [BCP 01009 A] [Bureau of Reclamation photo by B. D. Glaha]](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/4452/34c39f60-9741-11f1-9fba-572830392e0b-wxTv8mp.lg-nt@2x.jpg)