Hoover Dam construction: Black Canyon damsite

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]
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]

Name/Title

Hoover Dam construction: Black Canyon damsite

Entry/Object ID

0002:0963

Description

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

Collection

Hoover Dam Construction, Colorado River Collection, Bureau of Reclamation, Six Companies Inc., Boulder City Construction

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Glaha, Ben D.

Role

Photographer

Date made

Feb 1, 1932 - Feb 1, 1932

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [BCP 01009 A] [Bureau of Reclamation photo by B. D. Glaha]

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, Black Canyon

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (8 x 10)

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research room

Date

November 26, 2025

Provenance

Notes

USBR Photo BCP 01009A

General Notes

Note

Negative Location: N/A Notes: June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

Created By

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Create Date

November 30, 2020

Updated By

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Update Date

November 26, 2025