US Bureau of Mines Collection - Compressor Room

Photograph

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Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

0022:0198: US Bureau of Mines Collection - C-565-BC Compressor Room: These units supply air and vacuum to the entire station. The vacuum pump, shown in right-hand foreground, is rated at 350 c.f.m., and the compressor in the left-hand foreground is rated at 900 c.f.m., while the smaller compressor visible in the background is rated at 250 c.f.m. The 250-c.f.m. compressor normally handles the air requirements with the 900-c.f.m. compressor as standby. There are also two smaller pumps and compressors, which are entirely automatic, to serve the station when demands are small.
0022:0198

US Bureau of Mines Collection - C-565-BC Compressor Room: These units supply air and vacuum to the entire station. The vacuum pump, shown in right-hand foreground, is rated at 350 c.f.m., and the compressor in the left-hand foreground is rated at 900 c.f.m., while the smaller compressor visible in the background is rated at 250 c.f.m. The 250-c.f.m. compressor normally handles the air requirements with the 900-c.f.m. compressor as standby. There are also two smaller pumps and compressors, which are entirely automatic, to serve the station when demands are small.

Name/Title

US Bureau of Mines Collection - Compressor Room

Entry/Object ID

0022:0198

Description

US Bureau of Mines Collection - C-565-BC Compressor Room: These units supply air and vacuum to the entire station. The vacuum pump, shown in right-hand foreground, is rated at 350 c.f.m., and the compressor in the left-hand foreground is rated at 900 c.f.m., while the smaller compressor visible in the background is rated at 250 c.f.m. The 250-c.f.m. compressor normally handles the air requirements with the 900-c.f.m. compressor as standby. There are also two smaller pumps and compressors, which are entirely automatic, to serve the station when demands are small.

Collection

US Bureau of Mines, Boulder City Businesses

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

U. S. Dept. of the Interior - Bureau of Mines

Role

Photographer

Time Period

not provided

Notes

Original or Negative: Original C-565-BC

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research Room, Photo Drawer 11

Date

July 6, 2026

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

February 20, 2024

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 6, 2026