Hoover Dam construction: railroad: U. S. Construction Railroad

0002:0886a: Hoover Dam - construction: railroad: U. S. Construction Railroad: "Graphic Views of Hoover Dam Lewis Construction Company was awarded the contract for boring the five railroad tunnels needed for the United States Construction Railroad to the dam site. This is the Lewis Construction Company camp." Circa March 1931. [Photo #28 by W. A. Davis] [Roll 8 - Photo No. 5 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation]
0002:0886a

Hoover Dam - construction: railroad: U. S. Construction Railroad: "Graphic Views of Hoover Dam Lewis Construction Company was awarded the contract for boring the five railroad tunnels needed for the United States Construction Railroad to the dam site. This is the Lewis Construction Company camp." Circa March 1931. [Photo #28 by W. A. Davis] [Roll 8 - Photo No. 5 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation]

Name/Title

Hoover Dam construction: railroad: U. S. Construction Railroad

Entry/Object ID

0002:0886

Description

Hoover Dam construction: railroad: U. S. Construction Railroad: "Graphic Views of Hoover Dam Lewis Construction Company was awarded the contract for boring the five railroad tunnels needed for the United States Construction Railroad to the dam site. This is the Lewis Construction Company camp." Circa March 1931; Photo #28 by Winthrop A. Davis; Roll 8 - Photo No. 5 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation

Collection

Hoover Dam Construction, Railroads/Locomotives, Davis, Bureau of Reclamation, Union Pacific Railroad

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Davis, Winthrop A.

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa Mar 1931 - circa Mar 1931

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [Photo #28 by W. A. Davis] [Roll 8 - Photo No. 5 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation]

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research Room, Photo Drawer 2

Date

August 2, 2026

Inventory

Inventoried By

Brandy Carlin

Inventoried Date

Aug 7, 2026

Notes

Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00020886; BCHDDARPPC00020886a

Create Date

February 28, 2024

Update Date

August 7, 2026