Name/Title
Hoover Dam construction: Black Canyon damsiteEntry/Object ID
0002:0964Description
Hoover Dam construction: Black Canyon damsite: "Nevada Spillway open cut excavation, as seen from the Arizona side of the river." 3/28/32; 0120 0026 folder 120 Burrell C. Lawton Collection; UNLV Library - Special Collections Copy Negative; USBR photoCollection
Hoover Dam Construction, Colorado River Collection, UNLV Library, Bureau of ReclamationMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Burrell C. LawtonRole
PhotographerDate made
Mar 28, 1932 - Mar 28, 1932Notes
Original or Negative: Original
[0120 0026 folder 120 Burrell C. Lawton Collection] [UNLV Library - Special Collections Copy Negative] [USBR photo]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 BCHDDARPPC00020964Provenance
Notes
USBR Photo UNLV Special Collections: Burrell C. Lawton Collection 0120:0026 folder 120General Notes
Note
Negative Location: N/A
Notes: copy neg.
June 2015 PastPerfect ConversionCreate Date
November 30, 2020Update Date
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