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Image Not Available for Preliminary work on the canyon walls of the Colorado River in preparation for the construction of the Hoover Dam. One can see the two diversion tunnels for the river on either side of the photograph
Preliminary work on the canyon walls of the Colorado River in preparation for the construction of the Hoover Dam. One can see the two diversion tunnels for the river on either side of the photograph
Image Not Available for Preliminary work on the canyon walls of the Colorado River in preparation for the construction of the Hoover Dam. One can see the two diversion tunnels for the river on either side of the photograph

Preliminary work on the canyon walls of the Colorado River in preparation for the construction of the Hoover Dam. One can see the two diversion tunnels for the river on either side of the photograph

Creator Presse-Photo
Date1930s
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 17.1 x 23.3 cm (6 3/4 x 9 3/16 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2002
Object number2002/7263
LocationNot currently on display

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Image Not Available for A surveyor at work at the canyon walls.
A surveyor at work at the canyon walls.
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for Ore is loaded into carts and extracted through tunnels or shafts.
Ore is loaded into carts and extracted through tunnels or shafts.
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for As one can see, areas on the transparency are not mapped in the standard 1:25 scale yet, indicating that a lot of work is still required.
As one can see, areas on the transparency are not mapped in the standard 1:25 scale yet, indicating that a lot of work is still required.
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for A drawing showing the completed Hoover Dam and Power Station.
A drawing showing the completed Hoover Dam and Power Station.
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for The Hoover Dam, Colorado
The Hoover Dam, Colorado
United States Information Service (USIS)
February 1 1962
Photograph
Image Not Available for Travelling along the highway, one can see the runway from the airport only a few hundred metres away.
Travelling along the highway, one can see the runway from the airport only a few hundred metres away.
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for Steel skeleton of a luminous dome from which one can see for miles over New York.
Steel skeleton of a luminous dome from which one can see for miles over New York.
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for The nose of the airship brushes the edges of the stadium. The walls of the stadium show movable assembly bridges which can be moved according to demand to the body of the airship.
The nose of the airship brushes the edges of the stadium. The walls of the stadium show movable assembly bridges which can be moved according to demand to the body of the airship.
Presse-Photo
c. 1936
Photograph
Image Not Available for From one side of the cloister wall one can see nothing but rock without shrub and sand, sand and more sand.
From one side of the cloister wall one can see nothing but rock without shrub and sand, sand and more sand.
Ibn el-Gavri
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for Sheep graze peacefully on the former battlefields of Verdun. Almost twenty years ago, a million shells came down upon these fields; you can still see the scars of the barrage.
Sheep graze peacefully on the former battlefields of Verdun. Almost twenty years ago, a million shells came down upon these fields; you can still see the scars of the barrage.
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for In Ramsgate, Australia this gentleman throws money daily in the children's wading pool to see if they can catch it.
In Ramsgate, Australia this gentleman throws money daily in the children's wading pool to see if they can catch it.
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for Two children with their rakes look out over the Rhein River at the end of a day's work.
Two children with their rakes look out over the Rhein River at the end of a day's work.
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
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