Photograph
International Truck at Hoover Dam
| Men drive an International truck up a dirt road along the Colorado River during the construction of the Hoover Dam in Black Canyon. There is a steam, or power shovel on a road on the opposite bank of the river. |
| Image ID: | 87124 |
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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 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, "Like pre-historic monsters a steady parade of heavily-loaded Internationals climbs out of the Colorado River canyon." |
| Rivers |
| Construction workers |
| Work clothes |
| Implements, utensils, etc. |
| Construction equipment |
| Steam shovels |
| Mountains |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Bridges |
| Roads |
| Trucks |
| Dams |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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