Hoover Dam construction: Black Canyon damsite

0002:0967: Hoover Dam - construction: Black Canyon damsite: "Looking down into upper cofferdam area from rim of Arizona side of Black Canyon. Temporary earth diversion dam is shown. Note steel sheet piling extending out from Nevada abutment and marking upstream toe of cofferdam proper." 11-18-32 [Bureau photo by B. D. Glaha] [BCP 1446A]
0002:0967

Hoover Dam - construction: Black Canyon damsite: "Looking down into upper cofferdam area from rim of Arizona side of Black Canyon. Temporary earth diversion dam is shown. Note steel sheet piling extending out from Nevada abutment and marking upstream toe of cofferdam proper." 11-18-32 [Bureau photo by B. D. Glaha] [BCP 1446A]

Name/Title

Hoover Dam construction: Black Canyon damsite

Entry/Object ID

0002:0967

Description

Hoover Dam construction: Black Canyon damsite: "Looking down into upper cofferdam area from rim of Arizona side of Black Canyon. Temporary earth diversion dam is shown. Note steel sheet piling extending out from Nevada abutment and marking upstream toe of cofferdam proper." 11-18-32; Bureau photo by B. D. Glaha; BCP 1446A

Collection

Hoover Dam Construction, Colorado River Collection, Bureau of Reclamation

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Glaha, Ben D.

Role

Photographer

Date made

Nov 18, 1932 - Nov 18, 1932

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [Bureau photo by B. D. Glaha] [BCP 1446A]

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 1446A

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