Name/Title
Hoover Dam construction: Black Canyon damsiteEntry/Object ID
0002:0960Description
Hoover Dam construction: Black Canyon damsite: "Boulder Dam site from the Nigger Head, Div. tunnel construction."; 0020 0050 (neg) folder 20. Davis Collection; UNLV Library - Special Collections Copy Negative; USBR photoCollection
Davis, Hoover Dam Construction, Colorado River Collection, Bureau of Reclamation, UNLV LibraryMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Davis, Winthrop A.Role
PhotographerDate made
1931 - 1932Notes
Original or Negative: Original
[0020 0050 (neg) folder 20. Davis 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 Canyon, Nigger HeadDimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: (8 x 10)Location
Location
* Untyped Location
Research Room, Photo Drawer 3Date
November 26, 2025Inventory
Inventoried By
Brandy CarlinInventoried Date
Aug 12, 2026Notes
Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00020960Provenance
Notes
USBR Photo UNLV Special Collections Davis Collection 0020:0050 folder 20General Notes
Note
Negative Location: N/A
Notes: copy neg.
June 2015 PastPerfect ConversionCreate Date
November 30, 2020Update Date
August 12, 2026![0002:0960: Hoover Dam construction: Black Canyon damsite: "Boulder Dam site from the Nigger Head, Div. tunnel construction." [0020 0050 (neg) folder 20. Davis Collection] [UNLV Library - Special Collections Copy Negative] [USBR photo]](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/4452/0f466080-9695-11f1-a377-eddf5dc4ae3f-wxTv8lb.lg-nt@2x.jpg)