Search for all of "Black Canyon"

<< < 1 2 3 4 5 > >> | 248 objects

	Title	Description
151	Construction on the Arizona spillway	View of construction on the Arizona spillway in Black Canyon. An electric dragline can be seen at the top left of the dirt road above the spillway. Construction on one of the penstock tunnels can be seen inside the spillway.
152	Aerial view of the Hoover Dam construction site looking upstream on the Colorado River	Aerial view of the Hoover Dam construction site looking upstream on the Colorado River in Black Canyon. Construction on the power houses in the lower cofferdam is seen in the foreground. The roof of a temporary building is seen in...
153	Looking upstream in Black Canyon, showing the downstream face of Boulder Dam.	Aerial view of the dam under construction looking upstream from the Nevada side. Concrete pouring forms and scaffolding show along the face of the dam. Power houses under construction can be seen at the foot of the dam....
154	Panoramic view of Hoover Dam and area during construction	Panoramic view of Black Canyon and Hoover Dam during construction. A man is standing on the mountain, looking toward the scene. Note the reservoir (Lake Mead) and Fortification Hill in the background. The portals of the diversion...
155	Blasting and construction on Hoover Dam	Blasting in Black Canyon for construction. Construction equiqment can be seen along side the Colorado River.
156	Panorama looking downstream showing dam, spillways, intake towers and cableways	Two photographs mounted together show panoramic view of the constructon of the Hoover Dam. Nevada spillways on the right. Toward the left is a temporary bridge across the canyon, a Nevada intake tower being constructed, the upstream face...
157	Boulder Dam, Hoover Dam looking upstream from the Nevada side.	Upstream view of the dam showing the downstream face with multiple catwalks across it. Foreground shows the lower cofferdam with the power houses under construction and a headquarters building. To the right are unfinished Arizona intake towers and...
158	Beginning blasting for the Hoover Dam	Blasting for the beginning of the Hoover Dam in Black Canyon.
159	View of construction on roads around the Arizona spillway	View of construction on roads around the completed Arizona spillway, looking downstream on the Colorado River in Black Canyon. Curbs and guard rails are being installed. A dragline, two dump trucks and a temporary building are seen near the spillway....
160	Looking upstream from the Arizona spillway gate house towards construction on the upstream abatement wall	View looking upstream from the Arizona spillway gate house towards construction on the upstream abatement wall in Black Canyon. An electric dragline is seen on the right behind the spillway. Concrete pouring forms are visible on the abatement wall...
161	View of Hoover Dam from the Nevada side, showing the dam, the intake towers, spillways,...	View of Hoover Dam upon completion, taken from the Nevada side of the Colorado River in Black Canyon. Visible are the dam face, the four intake towers, the two spillways and various roadways in the canyon and on top of...
162	View of the Hoover Dam costruction site from the lower cofferdam	View of the Hoover Dam construction site, looking upstream from the lower cofferdam. The nearly-completed dam face is seen in the background, and cars and trucks are seen on dirt roads in the cofferdam. Scaffolding and concrete pouring forms are...
163	Night view of the diversion tunnels	Night view looking upstream. A spectacular sight with its myriads of lights. Shows lighted bridges across the canyon above the Colorado River.
164	Downstream view of Hoover Dam construction site	Viewpoint of dam construction from below the lower portals of the diversion tunnels. Muck disposal road shown on both sides of the river. Some trucks are visible in the foreground.
165	View of the Hoover Dam construction site looking downstream on the Colorado River	View of the Hoover Dam construction site looking downstream on the Colorado River in Black Canyon. The nearly-completed dam face, intake towers and spillways are seen. Cableways run over the canyon above the dam face and remaining construction equipment is...
166	Looking upstream toward the Nevada intake towers, showing the intake bridge girders in place.	View of construction on the Nevada intake towers and a portion of the roadway on the top of the dam face. Construction workers and concrete pouring forms are seen on the top of the dam face on the right. One...
167	Aerial view of Hoover Dam, looking upstream on the Colorado River	Aerial view of the Hoover Dam construction site in Black Canyon. Visible are the spillways, intake towers, dam face, diversion tunnels and construction on the power houses. Temporary buildings are seen in the cofferdam downstream of the dam face. The...
168	Man at Observation Point looking upstream at Lake Mead	A man stands on a mountain in Boulder Canyon looking upstream from Observation Point at the reservoir area (Lake Mead) of Hoover Dam.
169	View of Hoover Dam with Fortification Hill in the background	View of Hoover Dam and the Colorado River in Black Canyon. Water is being discharged from the outlet works of the Arizona valve house on the right. The peaks of the intake towers can be seen behind the dam face....
170	View of Hoover Dam from downstream on the Colorado River	View of Hoover Dam from downstream on the Colorado River. The Nevada power house is vivisble on the left, and water is being discharged from the outlet works of the Arizona valve house on the right. The diversion tunnel portals...
171	View of Hoover Dam from downstream on the Colorado River	View of Hoover Dam from downstream on the Colorado River. The Nevada and central power houses are seen at the base of the dam face. Water is discharged from the outlet works of the Arizona valve house on the right....
172	Water being discharged from the outlet works of the valve houses in Hoover Dam	View of Hoover Dam from downstream on the Colorado River in Black Canyon. The central power house is seen at the base of the dam face. Water is being discharged from outlet works of the valve houses on both the...
173	View of Hoover Dam from the downstream side of the Colorado River	View of Hoover Dam from downstream on the Colorado River. Water is being discharged from the outlet works of the Nevada valve house on the left. Part of the Nevada power house and the central power house are seen at...
174	Aerial view of Hoover Dam	This color transparency is an aerial view looking upstream of Hoover Dam, the Colorado River, Lake Mead (the reservoir), and the mountains surrounding the area. Fortification Hill is in the background.
175	Water discharging from the Nevada and Arizona outlet works into the Colorado River	View of water discharging from the Nevada and Arizona outlet works in the valve houses into the Colorado River downstream from Hoover Dam in Black Canyon. Diversion tunnel portals and a steel bridge are seen in the foreground. Two of...
176	View of water discharging from the Nevada and Arizona outlet works into the Colorado River	View of Hoover Dam from downstream on the Colorado River. Water is being discharged from the Nevada and Arizona outlet works in the valve houses. The diversion tunnel portals and a steel bridge are seen in the foreground. Cables are...
177	Hoover Dam construction site viewed from downstream	View of the Hoover Dam construction site in Black Canyon from downstream. Framework and concrete pouring forms are visible on the Nevada power house on the left, the Arizona power house on the right and the central portion of the...
178	Blast scales down the canyon walls for the construction of the intake towers	This picture shows blasting in Black Canyon to scale down the canyon walls so that the intake towers can be built for Hoover Dam. Part of the river is visible.
179	Cement mixing plant at Hoover Dam construction site	View of the Hoover Dam construction site from downstream on the Nevada side. Construction on the intake towers nears completion behind the dam face. Scaffolding is still present on the dam face and cables run overhead. Temporary buildings are...
180	Construction on the Hoover Dam power houses	View of the Hoover Dam construction site from downstream in Black Canyon. The peaks of the intake towers are seen behind the dam face. Construction on the power houses is seen at the base of the dam face. Scaffolding is...
181	Construction on the power houses viewed from downstream	View of construction on the Hoover Dam power houses from downstream in Black Canyon. Scaffolding is still present on the lower dam face as it nears completion. The peaks of the Nevada and Arizona intake towers can be seen behind...
182	Completed downstream face of Hoover Dam, showing the power houses	View of the completed downstream face of Hoover Dam. A portion of the power houses is seen at the base of the dam with the Colorado River between the Nevada and Arizona sides. Black Canyon is seen in the background.
183	Nevada Spillway open cut excavation	This is an aerial view of Black Canyon which shows the open cut excavation for the spillway on the Nevada side of the canyon.
184	Hoover Dam construction	View of construction in Black Canyon at the Hoover Dam site. Construction workers are standing by the railroad tracks looking at a dynamite blast that is taking place in the distance. The Colorado River is visible as...
185	Blasting at Hoover Dam site	View of construction in Black Canyon at the Hoover Dam site. Construction workers are standing by the railroad tracks looking at a dynamite blast that is taking place in the distance. The Colorado River is visible as...
186	High scaling operations during Hoover Dam construction	View of high scaling operations in Black Canyon. Cables are suspended over the canyon.
187	Hoover Dam construcion -- blasting	Shows the construction of Hoover Dam. One of the portals of the diversion tunnels is visible. Dynamite blasting is taking place in the canyon and trucks and various construction buildings are visible on the cofferdam. Also shows some...
188	High scalers -- Hoover Dam site	Shows men scaling the walls of Black Canyon to set dynamite blasts. Below and in the background buildings on the cofferdam are visible.
189	Scalers -- Hoover Dam site	Shows men scaling the walls of Black Canyon to set dynamite blasts. Below part of the Colorado River is visible.
190	High Scalers at Hoover Dam site	Shows men scaling the walls of Black Canyon to set dynamite blasts. In the background on the floor of the canyon buildings and trucks are visible.
191	High scalers -- Hoover Dam site	Shows men scaling the walls of Black Canyon to set dynamite blasts. There are trucks on a raod in the bottom of the canyon. This photo is a postcard.
192	Hoover Dam construction -- transporting equipment	Shows equipment being transported to the canyon floor at the Hoover Dam construction site. Cableways overhead extend across the canyon.
193	Transport trucks at Hoover Dam site	Shows transport trucks and construction workers in Black Canyon next to railroad tracks.
194	Colorado River -- Beginning construction -- Hoover Dam	Shows the Colorado River in Black Canyon at the beginning of construction on the dam. Some cables are suspended across the river, some construction workers are on the roads next to the river, and a power shovel is visible.
195	Colorado River -- Hoover Dam site	View looking down at the Colorado River in Black Canyon, the future site of Hoover Dam. Roads and buildings can be seen on the banks above the river and some construction equipment is visible.
196	Preliminary construction at Hoover Dam site	"Down-stream from Observation Point -- note tunnel in center of picture. Trucks hauling muck from Nevada portals must go through this tunnel to dumping grounds one mile away. [150 feet to river straight down]"-- [hand-written inscription on back...
197	Hoover Dam construction	"Down stream from Observation Point. Buildings on the right side are water sedimentation plants. Water treated for Boulder City. Left side is Arizona side of River." [hand-written inscription on back of photo] This photo was taken high...
198	Hoover Dam construction	View of Hoover Dam construction site, looking straight down into Black Canyon. "Straight down into canyon. I leaned over the cliff to get this one. Taken from in front of observation point." -- [hand-written inscription on the...
199	Colorado River, early stages of dam construction	View of The Colorado River and the construction roads on the sides of the canyons and mountains. Taken from very high above. Some buildings and structures are also visible.
200	Hoover Dam construction	"Downstream from upper portals. Note the two portals on Arizona side of river and new suspension bridge under construction."[hand-written inscription on the back of the photo] Cables are visible overhead and a truck is also in the picture.