Hoover Dam construction: Black Canyon damsite

0002:0962: Hoover Dam - construction: Black Canyon damsite: "Looking downstream from a point below the lower portals of the diversion tunnels. Muck disposal road shown on both sides of river." 1/19/32 [0120 004 folder 120 Burrell C. Lawton Collection] [UNLV Library - Special Collections Copy Negative] [USBR photo]
0002:0962

Hoover Dam - construction: Black Canyon damsite: "Looking downstream from a point below the lower portals of the diversion tunnels. Muck disposal road shown on both sides of river." 1/19/32 [0120 004 folder 120 Burrell C. Lawton Collection] [UNLV Library - Special Collections Copy Negative] [USBR photo]

Name/Title

Hoover Dam construction: Black Canyon damsite

Entry/Object ID

0002:0962

Description

Hoover Dam construction: Black Canyon damsite: "Looking downstream from a point below the lower portals of the diversion tunnels. Muck disposal road shown on both sides of river." 1/19/32 [0120 004 folder 120 Burrell C. Lawton Collection; UNLV Library - Special Collections Copy Negative; USBR photo

Collection

Hoover Dam Construction, Colorado River Collection, UNLV Library, Bureau of Reclamation

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Burrell C. Lawton

Role

Photographer

Date made

Jan 19, 1932 - Jan 19, 1932

Notes

Original or Negative: Original[0120 004 folder 120 Burrell C. Lawton Collection] [UNLV Library - Special Collections Copy Negative] [USBR photo]

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 UNLV Special Collections Burrell C. Lawton Collection 0120:0004 folder 120

General Notes

Note

Negative Location: N/A Notes: copy neg. June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

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Create Date

November 30, 2020

Updated By

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Update Date

November 26, 2025