Name/Title
Hoover Dam construction: foundation excavationEntry/Object ID
0002:0936Description
Hoover Dam construction: foundation excavation: "Excavating in the prehistoric bed of the Colorado River." 4-30-33; W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #2175 - Volume Two; Roll 29 - Photo No. 7 Copy Negative - Bureau of ReclamationCollection
Bureau of Reclamation, Hoover Dam Construction, Colorado River CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Bechtel, William A.Role
PhotographerDate made
Apr 30, 1933 - Apr 30, 1933Notes
Original or Negative: Original
[W. A. Bechtel Collection Photo #2175 - Volume Two.] [Roll 29 - Photo No. 7 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation]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, Colorado RiverDimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: (8 x 10)Location
Location
* Untyped Location
Research Room, Photo Drawer 3Date
November 25, 2025Inventory
Inventoried By
Brandy CarlinInventoried Date
Aug 12, 2026Notes
Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00020936Provenance
Notes
USBR Photo Bechtel Photo #2175 Volume ll. Roll 29, Photo No.7General Notes
Note
Negative Location: N/A
Notes: copy neg.
June 2015 PastPerfect ConversionCreate Date
November 30, 2020Update Date
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