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Downstream face, Hoover (Boulder) Dam

Subjects
Bridges & DamsPower & Water Works
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Downstream face, Hoover (Boulder) Dam, Boulder Dam, NV, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Downstream face, Hoover (Boulder) Dam, Boulder Dam, NV, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this subject

View of the downstream face of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam), showing the massive concrete dam between rocky canyon walls, with water releasing at the base and a spillway structure. Linen-textured postcard with yellow border.

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PublisherDesert Supply Co.
Downstream Face, Hoover (Boulder) Dam 6A-H182 --- Downstream face of Hoover (Boulder) Dam showing power house and water falling higher than Niagara from canyon wall outlet works. Diversion Tunnel outlet in foreground. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE DESERT SUPPLY CO., LAS VEGAS, NEVADA "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.
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Postcard record

Series6A-H182
ConditionVery good
Place depictedBoulder Dam, NV
Place mentionedHoover (Boulder) Dam
PublisherDesert Supply Co., Las Vegas, NV
NotesLinen texture; yellow border; printed caption and number on front; no handwriting. No postmark and no stamp present. Divided-back linen card ("C.T. ART-COLORTONE" imprint); cream/yellow border on front. Dealer pencil mark "#59 1-" at lower right, not a message.

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Downstream face, Hoover (Boulder) Dam, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/downstream-face-hoover-boulder-dam. Accessed October 5, 2026.