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Construction of Hoover Dam |
View of construction on the canyon floor of Black Canyon. Trucks and roads are visible. Some buildings can be seen also. The concrete pouring forms and a cofferdam are also visible. |
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Construction of Hoover Dam |
Shows a panoramic view of the Hoover Dam site in Black Canyon. There are trucks and buildings visible on the floor of the canyon. One of the portals to the diversion tunnels is visible. The concrete pouring... |
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Aerial photo of Hoover Dam construction site |
This aerial photo shows various parts of the dam under construction. Cableways, an overhead tram, various buildings and structures, railroad tracks, trestles, and concrete forms are visible. Also shows the Arizona spillway, Arizona intake towers, the Himix plant... |
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Nevada power house at Hoover Dam construction site |
View of construction of the Arizona power house at the dam site. Hoisting equipment, cables, trucks and construction workers can be seen. Various buildings and structures are pictured as well as roads and concrete pouring forms. |
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Downsteam view of Hoover Dam, showing power house construction |
View of Hoover Dam and power house under construction. Buildings and structures, concrete pouring forms, cables, and a crane can be seen. Some construction workers and trucks are also pictured. Above the dam part of an intake... |
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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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Upstream face and intake towers of Hoover Dam during construction |
View taken from the Arizona side showing the intake towers and upstream face of the dam during construction. Various buildings are visible as well as hoisting machinery and a railroad snaking along the upper canyon. Cables span the... |
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Power house during construction -- Hoover Dam |
View of the power house from the top of Hoover Dam, looking down. The valve houses are visible on the sides of the canyon. Roads, trucks, buildings, and the concrete pouring forms can also be seen. |
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Hoover Dam construction -- various phases |
This postcard shows the construction of Hoover Dam in four different stages. All views were taken from the same point looking upstream. The first image shows Black Canyon and the Colorado River at the very beginning of construction... |
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Hoover Dam construction |
Shows a general view of dam construction. Cables, buildings, and roads are visible. Concrete pouring forms can be seen at the bottom of the canyon. A portion of the Colorado River is also visible. The... |
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Power houses being constructed at Hoover Dam |
Shows the concrete pouring forms for the base of the dam. The upper cofferdam is in the background. Cableways, buildings, construction workers and trucks are visible. A railroad track runs along the side of the wall of Black Canyon. |
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Hoover Dam construction |
Panoramic view of Black Canyon and Hoover Dam under construction. Two of the portals to the diversion tunnels are visible. The face of the dam is nearing completion and the concrete pouring forms can be seen. Part... |
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Aerial view -- Hoover Dam construction |
Aerial view of Hoover Dam, Black Canyon, and the Colordo River during the construction of the dam. Two portals of the diversion tunnels are visible. There are trucks and buildings on the cofferdam. The face of the... |
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View of the power house and valve houses from top of Hoover Dam |
View of the power house and valve houses from the top of the dam. Various buildings and structures can be seen as well as concrete forms. There are construction roads below the dam and a temporary bridge spans... |