Hoover Dam construction: general view 1935

0002:1696: Hoover Dam construction: general view, c. 1935 "The little house on the bottom of picture is where the operator works the derricks. I took the picture showing power houses at the base of the dam from this house. House itself is suspended 20 ft. from the wall of the canyon. 700 ft. from house to bottom of canyon."
0002:1696

Hoover Dam construction: general view, c. 1935 "The little house on the bottom of picture is where the operator works the derricks. I took the picture showing power houses at the base of the dam from this house. House itself is suspended 20 ft. from the wall of the canyon. 700 ft. from house to bottom of canyon."

Name/Title

Hoover Dam construction: general view 1935

Entry/Object ID

0002:1696

Description

Hoover Dam construction: general view, c. 1935 "The little house on the bottom of picture is where the operator works the derricks. I took the picture showing power houses at the base of the dam from this house. House itself is suspended 20 ft. from the wall of the canyon. 700 ft. from house to bottom of canyon."

Collection

Hoover Dam Construction, Colorado River Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Not Provided

Role

Photographer

Date made

1935 - 1935

Notes

Original or Negative: Original

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

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Negative No.: N/A

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: Other

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research room

Date

January 7, 2026

Provenance

Notes

N/A

General Notes

Note

Negative Location: N/A Notes: (4 1/2 x 2 3/4) June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

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Create Date

November 30, 2020

Updated By

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Update Date

January 7, 2026