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Arizona Spillway and Highway Bridge, Boulder Dam

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Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1935

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Halftone print with applied color

  • Contributors

    Published by Boulder Dam Service

    Printed by Curt Teich Co.

  • Object Format

    Postcard

  • Dimensions

    3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    u.c. printed, above image: ARIZONA SPILLWAY AND HIGHWAY BRIDGE, BOULDER DAM

    l.r. printed, below image: 6A-H2031

    Verso:

    u.l. printed: Two giant Spillways which will be used during \ flood periods when it is deemed advisable to lower \ the surface of the reservoir, are known as the \ Arizona and Nevada Spillways. They have an \ approximate length of 650 feet, 150 ft. wide at \ the top and an average depth of 125 ft. The largest \ battleship could be floated in this situation if the \ shaft at the end of Spillway were damned at the \ portal.

    u.c. 2-postmark stamps: LAS VEGAS. \ NEV \ JAN 17 \ 3 30 PM \ 1939

    c.l. printed along left edge: BOULDER DAM SERVICE BUREAU, BOULDER CITY, NEVADA

    c.l. in ink: 1/17/39. \ Dad

    c. printed [transverse]: "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" REG. U.S. PAT.OFF.

    c.r. in ink: Mr.s F: H Stubbs \ Superior, Nebr.

    l.c. printed: [Curt Teich logo]

  • Collection Name

    Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1976.48.43

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
Part of: Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection
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