Colorado River in Black Canyon
Elevated view looking down through Black Canyon to the Colorado River, the future site of the Hoover Dam. |
Image ID: | 87119 |
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Creation Date: | 1931 |
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 103 |
Original Dimensions: | 6 x 4.5 inches |
A handwritten caption beneath the photograph reads: "International Trucks on Hoover Dam Project." 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 a similar photograph reads, "Looking down from the point where Hoover Dam is to rise, a huge fleet of trucks steadily hauls rock up the grades to the dumping ground." |
Bridges |
Roads |
Trucks |
Dams |
Rivers |
Construction equipment |
Mountains |
Outdoor photography |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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