Name/Title
Hoover Dam construction: heat studies 1932Entry/Object ID
0002:1653Description
Hoover Dam construction: heat studies, c. 1932: "Laboratory established in the Municipal Building, Boulder City, for the purposes of investigating the effects of high temperatures on the human organism. This work is being projected by the Harvard University School of Medicine under the direction of Dr. David Bruce Dill. Diet causes of heat prostration, alleviating measures, clothing, working efficiency under high temperatures, etc. are among the subjects being studied."Collection
Hoover Dam Construction, Boulder City SchoolsMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Not ProvidedRole
PhotographerDate made
1932 - 1932Notes
Original or Negative: OriginalLexicon
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 DamOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
Negative No.: N/ADimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: (5 x 7)Location
Location
* Untyped Location
Research Room, Photo Drawer 4Date
January 7, 2026Inventory
Inventoried By
Brandy CarlinInventoried Date
Oct 16, 2026Notes
Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00021653Provenance
Notes
NRG-115-CONSTPHO85006-BC21342General Notes
Note
Negative Location: N/A
Notes: June 2015 PastPerfect ConversionCreate Date
November 30, 2020Update Date
October 16, 2026