Hoover Dam - construction: blasting, c. 1931

Photograph

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Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

0012:0014: Hoover Dam - construction: blasting, c. 1931"The sheer walls of Black Canyon reverberate with blasts of dynamite as construction of Hoover Dam gets under way in 1931. Clouds of dust and smoke rise from the canyon as debris plunges 600 feet into the river. Dynamiting prepared the abutments and footing to receive the 726-foot high wall of concrete." [USBR - BCP 1355] [acc. no. 998.050]
0012:0014

Hoover Dam - construction: blasting, c. 1931"The sheer walls of Black Canyon reverberate with blasts of dynamite as construction of Hoover Dam gets under way in 1931. Clouds of dust and smoke rise from the canyon as debris plunges 600 feet into the river. Dynamiting prepared the abutments and footing to receive the 726-foot high wall of concrete." [USBR - BCP 1355] [acc. no. 998.050]

Name/Title

Hoover Dam - construction: blasting, c. 1931

Entry/Object ID

0012:0014

Description

Hoover Dam - construction: blasting, c. 1931"The sheer walls of Black Canyon reverberate with blasts of dynamite as construction of Hoover Dam gets under way in 1931. Clouds of dust and smoke rise from the canyon as debris plunges 600 feet into the river. Dynamiting prepared the abutments and footing to receive the 726-foot high wall of concrete."; USBR - BCP 1355; acc. no. 998.050

Collection

Hoover Dam Construction, Colorado River Collection, Bureau of Reclamation

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Bureau of Reclamation

Role

Photographer

Date made

1931 - 1931

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [USBR - BCP 1355] [acc. no. 998.050]

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research Room, Photo Drawer 11

Date

June 8, 2026

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

March 16, 2022

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

June 22, 2026