Hoover Dam construction: penstocks moving by cableway 1934

Photograph

Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

0002:1408

Name/Title

Hoover Dam construction: penstocks moving by cableway 1934

Entry/Object ID

0002:1408

Description

Hoisting a penstock section at the Hoover damsite by cableway, c. 1934; note the crescent shape "moon beam" attachment

Made/Created

Date made

1934

Notes

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, Penstocks

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Negative No.: N/A

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (5 x 8)

Location

* Untyped Location

Research Room, Photo Drawer 3

Date

December 29, 2025

Inventory

Inventoried By

Brandy Carlin

Inventoried Date

Sep 30, 2026

Notes

Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00021408

General Notes

Note

Negative Location: N/A Notes: Note the crescent-shaped "moon beam" attachment June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

November 30, 2020

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

September 30, 2026