Name/Title
Hoover Dam construction: power generationEntry/Object ID
0002:1458Description
Hoover Dam construction: power generation: 800-lb. magnets attached to the generator rotor to produce the revolving field, c. 1930s; attaching magnets to the rotor: H. O. Watts, sitting, far right, on top of magnets; USBR photo/P - 777Collection
Hoover Dam - Electrical Equipment, Hoover Dam Construction, Watts Collection, Bureau of ReclamationMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of ReclamationRole
PhotographerDate made
1930 - 1939Notes
Original or Negative: Original
[USBR photo/P - 777]Lexicon
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
Graves, Hallman, Berry, Forbes, Hoover DamOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
Negative No.: N/ADimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: (8 x 10)Location
Location
* Untyped Location
Research Room, Photo Drawer 3Date
December 30, 2025Inventory
Inventoried By
Brandy CarlinInventoried Date
Oct 2, 2026Notes
Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00021458General Notes
Note Type
Cataloging NoteNote
[attaching magnets to the rotor: H. O. Watts, sitting, far right, on top of magnets] [each rotor has 40 of these 800-lb. magnets attached]Create Date
November 30, 2020Update Date
October 2, 2026