Name/Title
Hoover Dam construction: diversion tunnels February 28,1932Entry/Object ID
0002:1245Description
Hoover Dam construction: diversion tunnels: "View from within outlet portal of Nevada penstock tunnel showing form work for cofferdam being erected by Six Companies, Inc. Note port through which trucks will operate and which may be closed by steel gates in the event of high water. Note also deposit of silt left by high water of February 10, 1932 which flooded entire length of tunnel." 2/28/32; B. D. Glaha, photographer; USBR photo/BCP 1046A; UNLV Library - Special Collections Copy NegativeCollection
Hoover Dam Construction, Bureau of Reclamation, Six Companies Inc., UNLV LibraryMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Glaha, Ben D.Role
PhotographerDate made
Feb 10, 1932 - Feb 28, 1932Notes
Original or Negative: Original
[B. D. Glaha, photographer] [USBR photo/BCP 1046A] [UNLV Library - Special Collections Copy Negative]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, Construction, Diversion TunnelsDimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: (8 x 10)Location
Location
* Untyped Location
Research roomDate
December 15, 2025Provenance
Notes
USBR Photo BCP 1046 AGeneral Notes
Note
Negative Location: N/A
Notes: copy neg.
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December 15, 2025![0002:1245: Hoover Dam construction: diversion tunnels: "View from within outlet portal of Nevada penstock tunnel showing form work for cofferdam being erected by Six Companies, Inc. Note port through which trucks will operate and which may be closed by steel gates in the event of high water. Note also deposit of silt left by high water of February 10, 1932 which flooded entire length of tunnel." 2/28/32 [B. D. Glaha, photographer] [USBR photo/BCP 1046A] [UNLV Library - Special Collections Copy Negative]](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/4452/69f07f00-2ce0-11ef-a4a7-496b74f70ce5-v5uw72y.lg@2x.jpg)