Hoover Dam construction: power generation

0002:1458: 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 - 777]
0002:1458

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 - 777]

Name/Title

Hoover Dam construction: power generation

Entry/Object ID

0002:1458

Description

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 - 777

Collection

Hoover Dam - Electrical Equipment, Hoover Dam Construction, Watts Collection, Bureau of Reclamation

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation

Role

Photographer

Date made

1930 - 1939

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [USBR photo/P - 777]

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

Graves, Hallman, Berry, Forbes, Hoover Dam

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Negative No.: N/A

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (8 x 10)

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research room

Date

December 30, 2025

Provenance

Notes

USBR photo 777

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

[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]

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Create Date

November 30, 2020

Updated By

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Update Date

December 30, 2025