Hoover Dam construction: diversion tunnels August 24, 1932

0002:1223

0002:1223

Name/Title

Hoover Dam construction: diversion tunnels August 24, 1932

Entry/Object ID

0002:1223

Description

Hoover Dam construction: diversion tunnels: "Enlarged sections of the diversion tunnels, which are later filled with concrete plugs, are lined with concrete and, at the same time, made to conform to an exact 50-foot circular section by means of temporary wooden panel forms, which will later be removed." 8-24-32; W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #1500 - Volume Two; Roll 25 - Photo No. 4 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation

Collection

W. A. Bechtel Collection, Hoover Dam Construction, Bureau of Reclamation, Six Companies Inc.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Bechtel, William A.

Role

Photographer

Date made

Aug 24, 1932 - Aug 24, 1932

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #1500 - Volume Two] [Roll 25 - Photo No. 4 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, Construction, Diversion Tunnels

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Negative No.: Roll 25-Photo No.4

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (8 x 10)

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research Room, Photo Drawer 3

Date

December 10, 2025

Inventory

Inventoried By

Brandy Carlin

Inventoried Date

Sep 18, 2026

Notes

Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00021223

Provenance

Notes

BCL William A. Bechtel Album 2, photo No.1500

General Notes

Note

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

Create Date

November 30, 2020

Update Date

September 18, 2026