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Boulder Dam under construction, Black Canyon, Nevada

Subjects
Bridges & DamsPower & Water Works
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Boulder Dam under construction, Black Canyon, Nevada, c. 1915 real photo postcard
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Black-and-white view looking down into Black Canyon at Boulder Dam under construction, showing the massive concrete dam face with block forms and cableway towers, with rocky canyon walls and the Colorado River below. Printed caption identifies the view from the control tower of the 150-ton cableway on the Nevada rim.

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PublisherFrasher's, Inc.
BOULDER DAM AS SEEN FROM THE CONTROL TOWER OF THE 150-TON CABLEWAY ON THE NEVADA RIM OF BLACK CANYON U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION PHOTO Frasher's FOTOS Pomona, Calif. --- POST CARD CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS PLACE STAMP HERE Pub. by Frasher's, Inc., Pomona, Calif.
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Postcard record

ConditionVery good
Place depictedBoulder Dam, NV
Place mentionedBlack Canyon, NV
PublisherFrasher's, Inc., Pomona, CA
NotesReal photo postcard with white border; printed caption and photographer logo on image. No postmark, stamp, address, or message — unused card. Divided-back 'POST CARD' with CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS panels and E-K-K-P stamp box; dealer pencil price mark '5- rmLT' at top. Real-photo card with white border, glossy surface; publisher imprint Frasher's, Inc., Pomona, Calif. Light foxing/toning on cream stock.

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Boulder Dam under construction, Black Canyon, Nevada, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/boulder-dam-under-construction-black-canyon-nevada. Accessed October 5, 2026.