Hoover Dam Workers

Archive

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Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

Name/Title

Hoover Dam Workers

Entry/Object ID

Box 17-D

Collection

3D Artifacts

Archive Items Details

Description

Container list Box 17-D Hand-crafted Objects Hoover Dam Workers 999.63.5 desk accessory made from original tongue and groove transmission line [c.1930s] 999.63.6 desk accessory [made from concrete core 1934] 003.087 electric lamp made from tongue and groove transmission line by Hobson "Bob" Beard [c. mid-late 1930s] 003.100.5 heavy porcelain cap from a lightning arrester, used as a candle holder [brown glaze; 5.75" diameter; etched into the top: "S.1105475-C - 9000 Volts/Type LV Autovalve/Made in U. S. A./W" (Westinghouse?)] 004.135.1 electric lamp made from a length of copper pipe? With a round, solid copper base; 10.5" tall x 4.5" diameter at the base] No # desk accessory [unfinished, made from cable]

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bcmha.archives@gmail.com

Create Date

October 20, 2025

Updated By

bcmha.archives@gmail.com

Update Date

October 20, 2025