President Franklin Roosevelt in Nevada at its border with Arizona for the 1935 dedication of Boulder Dam, later named Hoover Dam. #dams #water #floods #hydroelectricpower #irrigation

In #SEPTEMBER 1940
Hoover Dam: ‘Tourists gather around one of the generators in the Nevada wing of the powerhouse to hear its operation explained, September 1940’
#HooverDam #TheNewDeal #CWA #HydroelectricPower