Hoover Dam construction: River Camp 1931

0002:1585: Hoover Dam construction: River Camp, 1931 "Graphic Views of Hoover Dam Bunk houses and mess hall built against the Nevada canyon wall at Cape Horn for the convenience of some of the men working at the river." (River Camp.) Circa Summer 1931. [Photo #98 by W. A. Davis] [Roll 12 - Photo No. 6 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation]
0002:1585

Hoover Dam construction: River Camp, 1931 "Graphic Views of Hoover Dam Bunk houses and mess hall built against the Nevada canyon wall at Cape Horn for the convenience of some of the men working at the river." (River Camp.) Circa Summer 1931. [Photo #98 by W. A. Davis] [Roll 12 - Photo No. 6 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation]

Name/Title

Hoover Dam construction: River Camp 1931

Entry/Object ID

0002:1585

Description

Hoover Dam construction: River Camp, 1931 "Graphic Views of Hoover Dam Bunk houses and mess hall built against the Nevada canyon wall at Cape Horn for the convenience of some of the men working at the river." (River Camp.) Circa Summer 1931; Photo #98 by W. A. Davis; Roll 12 - Photo No. 6 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation

Collection

Hoover Dam Construction, Six Companies Inc., Colorado River Collection, Bureau of Reclamation, Davis

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Davis, W. A.

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1931 - circa 1931

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [Photo #98 by W. A. Davis] [Roll 12 - Photo No. 6 Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation]

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, Cape Horn, River Camp

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Negative No.: Roll 12-Photo No.6

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (8 x 10)

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research room

Date

January 6, 2026

Provenance

Notes

BCL "Graphic Views of Hoover dam," photo No.98

General Notes

Note

Negative Location: Yes Notes: copy neg. June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

Created By

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Create Date

November 30, 2020

Updated By

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Update Date

January 6, 2026