Lake Mead future bed: Colorado River at the entrance to Black Canyon, c. 1920's-1932

Photograph

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Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

0002:1709: Lake Mead future bed: Colorado River at the entrance to Black Canyon, c. 1920s-32: "Looking across the reservoir area which will be submerged when Hoover Dam is completed. The flat-topped hill in the center of the picture will form a small island and the ridge in the foreground will be totally submerged", August 15, 1932 [Bechtel Photo #1450 - Volume Two] [Roll 25 - Photo No. 3] [Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation]
0002:1709

Lake Mead future bed: Colorado River at the entrance to Black Canyon, c. 1920s-32: "Looking across the reservoir area which will be submerged when Hoover Dam is completed. The flat-topped hill in the center of the picture will form a small island and the ridge in the foreground will be totally submerged", August 15, 1932 [Bechtel Photo #1450 - Volume Two] [Roll 25 - Photo No. 3] [Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation]

Name/Title

Lake Mead future bed: Colorado River at the entrance to Black Canyon, c. 1920's-1932

Entry/Object ID

0002:1709

Description

Lake Mead future bed: Colorado River at the entrance to Black Canyon, c. 1920s-1932: "Looking across the reservoir area which will be submerged when Hoover Dam is completed. The flat-topped hill in the center of the picture will form a small island and the ridge in the foreground will be totally submerged", August 15, 1932; Bechtel Photo #1450 - Volume Two; Roll 25 - Photo No. 3; Copy Negative - Bureau of Reclamation

Collection

Colorado River Collection, Hoover Dam Construction, Bureau of Reclamation

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Bechhtel, William A.

Role

Photographer

Date made

Aug 15, 1932 - Aug 15, 1932

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [Bechtel Photo #1450 - Volume Two] [Roll 25 - Photo No. 3] [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, Lake Mead

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Negative No.: N/A

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (8 x 10)

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research room

Date

January 13, 2026

Provenance

Notes

BCL William A. Bechtel Album 2, photo w. 1450

General Notes

Note

Negative Location: N/A Notes: June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

Created By

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Create Date

November 30, 2020

Updated By

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Update Date

January 13, 2026