Hoover Dam roads: U. S. 93

0002:0916: Hoover Dam roads: U. S. 93 [aka Black Canyon Highway]: "This picture was taken at the Nevada abutment of the dam. Workmen are drilling for the extension of the highway from the damsite to the Nevada spillway. The boom of a shovel is shown working in from the opposite direction." 7-26-32. [W. A. Betchel Collection Photo #1394 - Volume Two.] [Roll 23 - Photo No. 8 - Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation]
0002:0916

Hoover Dam roads: U. S. 93 [aka Black Canyon Highway]: "This picture was taken at the Nevada abutment of the dam. Workmen are drilling for the extension of the highway from the damsite to the Nevada spillway. The boom of a shovel is shown working in from the opposite direction." 7-26-32. [W. A. Betchel Collection Photo #1394 - Volume Two.] [Roll 23 - Photo No. 8 - Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation]

Name/Title

Hoover Dam roads: U. S. 93

Entry/Object ID

0002:0916

Description

Hoover Dam roads: U. S. 93 [aka Black Canyon Highway]: "This picture was taken at the Nevada abutment of the dam. Workmen are drilling for the extension of the highway from the damsite to the Nevada spillway. The boom of a shovel is shown working in from the opposite direction." 7-26-32; W. A. Betchel Collection Photo #1394 - Volume Two; Roll 23 - Photo No. 8 - Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation

Collection

Hoover Dam Construction, Bureau of Reclamation, Colorado River Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Bechhtel, William A.

Role

Photographer

Date made

Jul 26, 1932 - Jul 26, 1932

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [W. A. Betchel Collection Photo #1394 - Volume Two.] [Roll 23 - Photo No. 8 - 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, Black Canyon Hwy

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (8 x 10)

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research room

Date

November 25, 2025

Provenance

Notes

USBR Bechtel Photo #1394 Volume ll. Roll 23, Photo No.8

General Notes

Note

Negative Location: N/A Notes: copy neg. June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

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Create Date

November 30, 2020

Updated By

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Update Date

November 25, 2025