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Hoover Dam construction |
Shows a box car being lowered by hoist at Hoover Dam during construction. The power houses and intake towers are visible as well as the upstream face of the dam. A cableway stretches across the canyon, supporting the... |
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View of power houses being constructed at the Hoover Dam site |
General view of the construction of Hoover Dam, looking upstream. The power houses are being built in this phase. A cableway spans the canyon carrying a tram across. There are several buildings, construction workers, and trucks visible.... |
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Hoover Dam during construction |
View of Hoover Dam during construction, showing the power houses. Various buildings and structures are visible as well as concrete forms and hoisting machinery. There is a cable stretched across the canyon. |
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Hoover Dam power house under construction |
Shows a power house at Hoover Dam being built. Note the Universal crane on top. The girder on the flat car has just been lowered by means of the government cableway. This photo was taken from the Nevada... |
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Hoover Dam during construction |
Shows the upstream side of Hoover Dam during construction. Cableways with trams span the canyon. Intake towers and power houses are visible along with other buildings and structures. |
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Construction on Hoover Dam and the power houses looking upstream from the lower portals road |
View of the Hoover Dam construction site in Black Canyon, showing the nearly-completed dam face and construction on the power houses in the lower cofferdam. Concrete pouring forms are seen on the tops of the power houses. Temporary buildings... |
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Hoover Dam construction site, looking upstream from the lower portals road |
View of the Hoover Dam construction site in Black Canyon, showing the nearly-completed dam face and construction on the power houses in the lower cofferdam. Concrete pouring forms are seen on the tops of the power houses. Temporary buildings,... |
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Hoover Dam -- downstream face |
Color transparency of the downstream face of the dam, showing the power house. Transmission tower for hyroelectric power and a cableway are visible. |
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Hoover Dam from the downstream side |
View of face of dam showing water coming out of the outlet works on the Arizona side. A bridge, a cableway above the dam, the mouths of several diversion tunnels, the Nevada power house, and construction equipment are visible. The... |
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Hoover Dam construction |
View of the upstream face of Hoover Dam during construction. The power houses are visible as are the tops of the intake towers. Cableways span the canyon high above the construction site. |