Hoover Dam construction: general view

0002:0974: Hoover Dam construction: general view
0002:0974

Hoover Dam construction: general view

Name/Title

Hoover Dam construction: general view

Entry/Object ID

0002:0974

Description

Looking upstream through Black Canyon towards Hoover Damsite showing condition after diversion of Colorado River. Lower levels of canyon choked with material blasted & scaled from canyon walls. Downstream rock barrier seen in foreground January 20, 1933; Ben D. Glaha, photographer: USBR photo/ Wash. no. 1519

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Glaha, Ben D.

Role

Photographer

Notes

Date: Jan. 20, 1933 Original or Copy: 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, Black Canyon, Construction

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Negative No.: Wash No.01519

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (8 x 10)

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research room

Date

November 26, 2025

Provenance

Notes

USBR Photo Wash No.01519

General Notes

Note

Negative Location: N/A Notes: June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

Created By

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Create Date

November 30, 2020

Updated By

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Update Date

November 26, 2025