Hoover Dam 1950 Postcard

Photograph

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Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

Name/Title

Hoover Dam 1950 Postcard

Entry/Object ID

0007:0050

Description

Hoover Dam, c. 1950s [color real-photo postcard] Reads on the back: Upstream face of Hoover (Boulder) Dam This view from the Arizona side of the Dam shows the four 385 feet high Intake Towers almost completely submerged by the clear blue waters of Lake Mead. Hundreds of people stop daily at this Observation Point, in foreground, for this spectacular view.

Made/Created

Notes

Date: 1950s

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Hoover Dam, Upstream

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research room

Date

April 13, 2026

Provenance

Notes

Desert Supply Co.

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

November 30, 2020

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

April 22, 2026