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a black and white photo of a river and a bridgeblack and white photograph of an old photo of a construction sitean old black and white photo of a group of men standing in front of a rockan old box with a label on it sitting on a white surfacea box that has a label on it that says azzo fn 2
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1440 - USA Hoover Dam, Nevada and Arizona.
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Estimate €850 - €1,200
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USA Hoover Dam, Nevada and Arizona. Album containing 93 original silver gelatine prints, each numbered, dated and occasionally labelled in pencil on the reverse. No place, 1935. Approx. 23.5 x 18 cm (slide case) x 16.6 x 21.5 cm (photographs). Loose in a cardboard box for Kodak AZO photographic paper, printed with the title and bearing two mounted printed label stickers (box shows signs of wear; photographs have slight curling at the top and bottom edges). Unique photographic documentation of the monumental engineering feat that was the construction of the Hoover Dam. – The 93 photographs cover the period from August to December 1932. Before the dam could be built, the Colorado River had to be diverted. To this end, four diversion tunnels were driven through the canyon walls, two on the Nevada side and two on the Arizona side. These tunnels had a diameter of 17 m and a total length of almost 5 km. On 13 November 1932, the river was diverted through two of the tunnels. The photographs depict various machines and work processes, including a temporary suspension bridge over the Colorado River, dams, shots of the massive blasting operations, landscape views and group portraits of the workers. - Some of the prints are slightly browned or tinted; overall, a well-preserved, unique set of photographs. United States of America. – Unique photographic documentation of the monumental engineering feat of constructing the Hoover Dam between Nevada and Arizona. – Set comprising 93 original silver gelatine prints covering the period from August to December 1932, loosely inserted in a cardboard box for Kodak AZO contact paper. Before the dam could be built, the Colorado River had to be diverted. To achieve this, four diversion tunnels were driven through the canyon walls, two on the Nevada side and two on the Arizona side. These tunnels had a diameter of 17 metres and a total length of almost 5 kilometres. On 13 November 1932, the river was diverted into two of the tunnels. The photographs depict various machines and work processes, including a temporary suspension bridge over the Colorado River, dams, shots of the massive blasting operations, landscapes, and group portraits of the workers. - Some of the prints are slightly browned or discoloured. Overall, a well-preserved, unique set of photographs. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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