Name/Title
Hoover Dam general view September 26, 1939Entry/Object ID
0002:2033Description
Hoover Dam general view, September 26, 1939; "Bridging the Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona, Boulder Dam provides a 4-lane highway for the 108,528 tourists who visited the dam in 29,182 cars and 216 buses during August, 1939. One hundred fifteen airplanes carrying 446 persons visited the dam through Boulder City."; USBR photo no. 4753; Copy Negative from Outside CollectionCollection
Hoover Dam Ephemera, Bureau of Reclamation, Colorado River CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of ReclamationRole
PhotographerDate made
Sep 26, 1939 - Sep 26, 1939Notes
Original or Negative: Original
[USBR photo no. 4753; Copy Negative from Outside Collection]Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Hoover DamDimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: (8 x 10)Location
Location
* Untyped Location
Research Room, Photo Drawer 4Date
January 27, 2026Provenance
Notes
USBR Photo Wash No.4753General Notes
Note
Negative Location: N/A
Notes: copy neg.
June 2015 PastPerfect ConversionCreate Date
November 30, 2020Update Date
September 20, 2026![0002:2033: Hoover Dam - general view, September 26, 1939 ["Bridging the Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona, Boulder Dam provides a 4-lane highway for the 108,528 tourists who visited the dam in 29,182 cars and 216 buses during August [1939]. One hundred fifteen airplanes carrying 446 persons visited the dam through Boulder City."] [USBR photo no. 4753; Copy Negative from Outside Collection]](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/4452/63a59e10-bbbf-11ee-bcd4-a9ced43e1c83-wxTvXsv.lg-nt@2x.jpg)