Hoover Dam construction: Black Canyon damsite

0002:0969: Hoover Dam - construction: Black Canyon damsite: "Lower portals of the diversion tunnels and excavation in the river bottom for downstream cofferdam and rock barrier." 1-6-33. [W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #1846 - Volume Two.] [Roll 28 - Photo No. 9 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation]
0002:0969

Hoover Dam - construction: Black Canyon damsite: "Lower portals of the diversion tunnels and excavation in the river bottom for downstream cofferdam and rock barrier." 1-6-33. [W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #1846 - Volume Two.] [Roll 28 - Photo No. 9 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation]

Name/Title

Hoover Dam construction: Black Canyon damsite

Entry/Object ID

0002:0969

Description

Hoover Dam construction: Black Canyon damsite: "Lower portals of the diversion tunnels and excavation in the river bottom for downstream cofferdam and rock barrier." 1-6-33; W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #1846 - Volume Two; Roll 28 - Photo No. 9 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation

Collection

Hoover Dam Construction, Colorado River Collection, Bureau of Reclamation, W. A. Bechtel Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Bechtel, William A.

Role

Photographer

Date made

Jan 6, 1933 - Jan 6, 1933

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #1846 - Volume Two.] [Roll 28 - Photo No. 9 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation]

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 BCL: W.A. Bechtel Collection; Bechtel Photo #1846 Volume ll.

General Notes

Note

Negative Location: Yes Notes: June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

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Create Date

November 30, 2020

Updated By

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Update Date

November 26, 2025