Hoover Dam construction: general view January 20, 1933
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, Photo Drawer 3
Date
November 26, 2025
Inventory
Inventoried By
Brandy Carlin
Inventoried Date
Aug 14, 2026
Notes
Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00020974
Provenance
Notes
USBR Photo Wash No.01519
General Notes
Note
Negative Location: N/A
Notes: June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion
