Hoover Dam diamond drilling in Black Canyon

Photograph

Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

0002:0884

Hoover Dam - diamond drilling in Black Canyon: USBR camp at mouth of Black canyon, 1930-31

Name/Title

Hoover Dam diamond drilling in Black Canyon

Entry/Object ID

0002:0884

Description

Hoover Dam diamond drilling in Black Canyon: USBR camp at mouth of Black canyon, 1930-1931

Collection

Hoover Dam Construction, Colorado River Collection, Bureau of Reclamation

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Not Provided

Role

Photographer

Date made

1930 - 1931

Notes

Original or Negative: Original

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, Black Canyon, Diamond Drilling Camp

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (5 x 7)

Location

* Untyped Location

Research Room, Photo Drawer 2

Date

November 19, 2025

Inventory

Inventoried By

Brandy Carlin

Inventoried Date

Aug 7, 2026

Notes

Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00020884

Provenance

Notes

USBR

General Notes

Note

Negative Location: N/A Notes: June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

November 30, 2020

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

August 7, 2026