Hoover Dam roads: U.S. 93 [aka Black Canyon Highway] September 1931

Photograph

Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

0002:0917

Hoover Dam - roads: U. S. 93 [aka Black Canyon Highway]: "Retaining walls under construction on the Nevada side of Black Canyon, September 26, 1931 [crew under the supervision of "Big George" Backley]".

Name/Title

Hoover Dam roads: U.S. 93 [aka Black Canyon Highway] September 1931

Entry/Object ID

0002:0917

Description

Hoover Dam roads: U. S. 93 [aka Black Canyon Highway]: "Retaining walls under construction on the Nevada side of Black Canyon, September 26, 1931; crew under the supervision of "Big George" Backley

Collection

Hoover Dam Construction, Colorado River Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Not Provided

Role

Photographer

Date made

Sep 26, 1931 - Sep 26, 1931

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [duplicate 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, Black Canyon Hwy

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (5 x 7)

Location

* Untyped Location

Research Room, Photo Drawer 2

Date

November 25, 2025

Inventory

Inventoried By

Brandy Carlin

Inventoried Date

Aug 11, 2026

Notes

Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00020917

Provenance

Notes

Not provided

General Notes

Note

Negative Location: N/A Notes: 2 photos (1 is lighter than the other) June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

November 30, 2020

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

August 11, 2026