Photograph
Three-Deck Drilling Platform at Hoover Dam
Front view of a three-deck drilling platform mounted on an International truck. The device was used in the interior of the tunnels during construction of the Hoover Dam. |
Image ID: | 87107 |
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Creation Date: | 1932 |
Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
City: | Boulder City |
County: | |
State: | Nevada |
Collection Name: | International Harvester Company photo albums, circa 1899-1965 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | MCC MSS 7Z, Album 340, Box 122, Page 120 |
Original Dimensions: | 4.5 x 6.5 inches |
This photograph was taken to accompany an article entitled: "Builders of Hoover Dam Select Internationals" by L.E. Roberson, "International Trail" magazine, March 1932, pp.9-11. The caption on the photograph reads: "Mounted on this International is a huge three-deck drilling platform which carries twenty drills that work simultaneously. This equipment is used in the interior of the tunnels." |
Dams |
Tractors |
Ladders |
Tools |
Construction equipment |
Mountains |
Outdoor photography |
Trucks |
Rivers |
Building sites |
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