Hoover Dam construction water boys, July 14, 1932

0002:1615

0002:1615

Name/Title

Hoover Dam construction water boys, July 14, 1932

Entry/Object ID

0002:1615

Description

Hoover Dam construction workers: water boys, July 14, 1932; "Workmen at isolated points around the Hoover Dam project away from drinking fountains are supplied by desert water bags carried by water boys. This photograph was taken at the Arizona spillway site."; USBR photo

Collection

Hoover Dam Construction, Colorado River Collection, Bureau of Reclamation

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

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

Role

Photographer

Date made

Jul 14, 1932 - Jul 14, 1932

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [USBR photo]

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, Workers

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Negative No.: N/A

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (8 x 10)

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research Room, Photo Drawer 4

Date

January 6, 2026

Inventory

Inventoried By

Brandy Carlin

Inventoried Date

Oct 13, 2026

Notes

Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00021615

Provenance

Notes

USBR Photo

General Notes

Note

Negative Location: N/A Notes: xerox copy also in sleeve June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

Create Date

November 30, 2020

Update Date

October 13, 2026