Photograph
International Truck With Shovel at Hoover Dam Site
| An International truck waits to be loaded with boulders blasted from the walls of Black Canyon during the construction of the Hoover Dam. The Colorado River runs through the canyon at right. |
| Image ID: | 87123 |
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| Creation Date: | 1931 |
| Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
| City: | Boulder City |
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| 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 104 |
| Original Dimensions: | 6 x 4.5 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 a similar photograph reads: "Dynamite, huge electric shovels, and International trucks are literally moving mountains in the construction of Hoover Dam. Note the steel helmets worn by workmen for protection against flying pieces of rock." |
| Construction equipment |
| Mountains |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Bridges |
| Railroad tracks |
| Roads |
| Trucks |
| Dams |
| Rivers |
| Construction workers |
| Work clothes |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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