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Sundown in Black Canyon at the Hoover Dam construction site |
Night view of the Colorado River flowing through the Hoover Dam construction site in Black Canyon. Catwalks are seen suspended over the river. The site is illuminated by electric light. |
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Looking up Black Canyon during construction of the diversion tunnels |
Looking upstream on the Colorado River flowing through Black Canyon at the Hoover Dam construction site. Bridges and catwalks are suspended over the river and the newly-dug mouths of the diversion tunnels are seen on both sides of the... |
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Looking up Black Canyon from the dam site |
Upstream view of Black Canyon and the Colorado River from the Hoover Dam construction site. A temporary dirt road is seen on the left side of the canyon floor, along with some scaffolding. Stray lumber is floating by... |
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Aerial view of sundown in Black Canyon at the Hoover Dam construction site |
View of the Colorado River flowing through Black Canyon at dusk. Bridges and catwalks illuminated by electric lights span the canyon over the river. Other electric illumination is seen throughout the construction site. |
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Looking up Black Canyon during the construction of the diversion tunnels |
View of the Colorado River running through Black Canyon at the Hoover Dam construction site. Workers can be seen walking over bridges and catwalks that are suspended over the river, and on dirt roads that run alongside the river. ... |
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Concrete pouring forms on the Hoover Dam construction site seen from downstream |
Aerial view of multiple concrete pouring forms on Hoover Dam, seen from downstream on the Colorado River in Black Canyon. Cables, pulleys and catwalks are suspended over the river. Some construction equipment can been seen on the mountains. |
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High scaling operations |
View of Black Canyon with construction equipment on the canyon floor and cables suspended over the canyon. High scalers can be seen on the rock face on the left side of the photo. |
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Penstock tunnel, Hoover Dam |
Aerial view of the Hoover Dam construction site on the Colorado River in Black Canyon. Cables are suspended across the canyon and a dirt road runs along the canyon floor. Early construction on a penstock tunnel can be... |
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Low mix concrete plant |
Aerial view of the Colorado River running through Black Canyon. The buildings and structures forming the low mix concrete plant are seen on the right side. |
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Power house construction |
Aerial view of the Hoover Dam construction site within Black Canyon. The nearly-completed dam wall is seen in the back and the mouths of the diversion tunnels are seen in the foreground. Buildings and scaffolding stand on the... |
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Hoover Dam from Lookout Point on the Nevada side with cars in foreground |
View of construction on Hoover Dam from a lookout point on the Nevada side. The dam wall is nearly completed and construction on the intake towers is seen in the background. In the foreground, people stand at the... |
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Hoover Dam from Lookout Point on the Nevada side |
View of the Hoover Dam construction site within Black Canyon. The dam wall, intake towers and the road across the top of the dam wall are nearly complete. Construction equipment and buildings are seen in the mountains, and the Colorado... |
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Hoover Dam from the downstream side |
View of the Hoover Dam construction site within Black Canyon from the downstream side of the Colorado River. The mouths of the diversion tunnels are seen in the foreground and the dam wall is nearly complete. Construction equipment,... |
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Hoover Dam from the downstream side with bridge and buildings |
View of the Hoover Dam construction site within Black Canyon from the downstream side of the Colorado River. The dam wall is nearly complete and the mouths of the diversion tunnels can be seen. Building plants and construction equipment are... |
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Blasting and construction on Hoover Dam |
Blasting in Black Canyon for construction. Construction equiqment can be seen along side the Colorado River. |
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Beginning blasting for the Hoover Dam |
Blasting for the beginning of the Hoover Dam in Black Canyon. |
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High scaling operations during Hoover Dam construction |
View of high scaling operations in Black Canyon. Cables are suspended over the canyon. |
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Hoover Dam site from the Nigger Head, Diversion tunnel construction |
Aerial view of the Colorado River flowing through Black Canyon during early construction at the Hoover Dam site. A dirt road runs alongside the river and catwalks are suspended over the river. |