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The mighty Hoover Dam on the border of Nevada and Arizona. In order to feel its dimensions, just zoom in the picture and look at the vehicles down by the river. The dam was built in the 1930s.
Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge viewed from the top of Hoover Dam, two extreme engineering achievements. The Dam was completed in 1935 and the bypass bridge over the Colorado River was opened to traffic in October 2010.
Watch my YouTube: "Hoover Dam & Mike O'Callaghan and Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge"
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By 1986, availability of the 50s was probably at its peak following completion of the refurbishment scheme 3 years previously, but before sectorisation dictated that overhauls be moved from Doncaster Works.
On summer Saturdays in 86, it was not unknown to see Hoovers dominate all the locomotive hauled passenger workings on the Berks and Hants line; and appearances on 3A27, the return Plymouth - Old Oak Common empty newspaper vans were quite common too. The previous year 3A27 was almost always a 31 or 47
On a glorious summers day, 50 043 Eagle brings 3A27 around the curve at Crofton
One of the few pics to include my old MkII Ford Escort !
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Dam
Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. Constructed between 1931 and 1936, during the Great Depression, it was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over 100 lives. In bills passed by Congress during its construction, it was referred to as the Hoover Dam, after President Herbert Hoover, but was named Boulder Dam by the Roosevelt administration. In 1947, the name Hoover Dam was restored by Congress.
Since about 1900, the Black Canyon and nearby Boulder Canyon had been investigated for their potential to support a dam that would control floods, provide irrigation water, and produce hydroelectric power. In 1928, Congress authorized the project. The winning bid to build the dam was submitted by a consortium named Six Companies, Inc., which began construction in early 1931. Such a large concrete structure had never been built before, and some of the techniques used were unproven. The torrid summer weather and lack of facilities near the site also presented difficulties. Nevertheless, Six Companies turned the dam over to the federal government on March 1, 1936, more than two years ahead of schedule.
Hoover Dam impounds Lake Mead and is located near Boulder City, Nevada, a municipality originally constructed for workers on the construction project, about 30 mi (48 km) southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. The dam's generators provide power for public and private utilities in Nevada, Arizona, and California. Hoover Dam is a major tourist attraction, with 7 million tourists a year. The heavily traveled U.S. Route 93 (US 93) ran along the dam's crest until October 2010, when the Hoover Dam Bypass opened.
Source: hoover.archives.gov/hoovers/hoover-dam
85 years after its completion, Hoover dam is still considered an engineering marvel. It is named in honor of President Herbert Hoover, who played a crucial role in its creation.
For many years, residents of the American southwest sought to tame the unpredictable Colorado River. Disastrous floods during the early 1900’s led residents of the area to look to the federal government for aid, and experiments with irrigation on a limited scale had shown that this arid region could be transformed into fertile cropland, if only the river could be controlled. The greatest obstacle to the construction of such a dam was the allocation of water rights among the seven states comprising the Colorado River drainage basin. Meetings were held in 1918, 1919 and 1920, but the states could not reach a consensus.
Herbert Hoover had visited the Lower Colorado region in the years before World War I and was familiar with its problems and the potential for development. Upon becoming Secretary of Commerce in 1921, Hoover proposed the construction of a dam on the Colorado River. In addition to flood control and irrigation, it would provide a dependable supply of water for Los Angeles and Southern California. The project would be self-supporting, recovering its cost through the sale of hydroelectric power generated by the dam.
In 1921, the state legislatures of the Colorado River basin authorized commissioners to negotiate an interstate agreement. Congress authorized President Harding to appoint a representative for the federal government to serve as chair of the Colorado River Commission and on December 17, 1921, Harding appointed Hoover to that role.
When the commission assembled in Santa Fe in November 1922, the seven states still disagreed over the fair distribution of water. The upstream states feared that the downstream states, with their rapidly developing agricultural and power demands, would quickly preempt rights to the water by the “first in time, first in right” doctrine. Hoover suggested a compromise that the water be divided between the upper and lower basins without individual state quotas. The resulting Colorado River Compact was signed on November 24, 1922. It split the river basin into upper and lower halves with the states within each region deciding amongst themselves how the water would be allocated.
A series of bills calling for Federal funding to build the dam were introduced by Congressman Phil D. Swing and Senator Hiram W. Johnson between 1922 and 1928, all of which were rejected. The last Swing-Johnson bill, titled the Boulder Canyon Project Act, was largely written by Hoover and Secretary of the Interior Hubert Work. Congress finally agreed, and the bill was signed into law on December 21, 1928 by President Coolidge. The dream was about to become reality.
On June 25, 1929, less than four months after his inauguration, President Herbert Hoover signed a proclamation declaring the Colorado River Compact effective at last. Appropriations were approved and construction began in 1930. The dam was dedicated in 1935 and the hydroelectric generators went online in 1937. In 1947, Congress officially "restored" Hoover's name to the dam, after FDR's Secretary of the Interior tried to remove it. Hoover Dam was built for a cost of $49 million (approximately $1 billion adjusted for inflation). The power plant and generators cost an additional $71 million, more than the cost of the dam itself. The sale of electrical power generated by the dam paid back its construction cost, with interest, by 1987.
Today the Hoover Dam controls the flooding of the Colorado River, irrigates more than 1.5 million acres of land, and provides water to more than 16 million people. Lake Mead supports recreational activities and provides habitats to fish and wildlife. Power generated by the dam provides energy to power over 500,000 homes. The Hoover Compromise still governs how the water is shared.
Additional Foreign Language Tags:
(United States) "الولايات المتحدة" "Vereinigte Staaten" "アメリカ" "美国" "미국" "Estados Unidos" "États-Unis"
(Nevada) "نيفادا" "内华达州" "नेवादा" "ネバダ" "네바다" "Невада"
(Arizona) "أريزونا" "亚利桑那州" "एरिजोना" "アリゾナ州" "애리조나" "Аризона"
(Hoover Dam) "سد هوفر" "胡佛水坝" "हूवर बांध" "フーバーダム" "후버 댐" "Гувера" "Presa Hoover"
There are dams, and then there are BIG dams! Pictures taken in 2006. The "bathtub ring" seen shows that the lake level was quite low even back then.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Dam
Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. Constructed between 1931 and 1936, during the Great Depression, it was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over 100 lives. In bills passed by Congress during its construction, it was referred to as the Hoover Dam, after President Herbert Hoover, but was named Boulder Dam by the Roosevelt administration. In 1947, the name Hoover Dam was restored by Congress.
Since about 1900, the Black Canyon and nearby Boulder Canyon had been investigated for their potential to support a dam that would control floods, provide irrigation water, and produce hydroelectric power. In 1928, Congress authorized the project. The winning bid to build the dam was submitted by a consortium named Six Companies, Inc., which began construction in early 1931. Such a large concrete structure had never been built before, and some of the techniques used were unproven. The torrid summer weather and lack of facilities near the site also presented difficulties. Nevertheless, Six Companies turned the dam over to the federal government on March 1, 1936, more than two years ahead of schedule.
Hoover Dam impounds Lake Mead and is located near Boulder City, Nevada, a municipality originally constructed for workers on the construction project, about 30 mi (48 km) southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. The dam's generators provide power for public and private utilities in Nevada, Arizona, and California. Hoover Dam is a major tourist attraction, with 7 million tourists a year. The heavily traveled U.S. Route 93 (US 93) ran along the dam's crest until October 2010, when the Hoover Dam Bypass opened.
Source: hoover.archives.gov/hoovers/hoover-dam
85 years after its completion, Hoover dam is still considered an engineering marvel. It is named in honor of President Herbert Hoover, who played a crucial role in its creation.
For many years, residents of the American southwest sought to tame the unpredictable Colorado River. Disastrous floods during the early 1900’s led residents of the area to look to the federal government for aid, and experiments with irrigation on a limited scale had shown that this arid region could be transformed into fertile cropland, if only the river could be controlled. The greatest obstacle to the construction of such a dam was the allocation of water rights among the seven states comprising the Colorado River drainage basin. Meetings were held in 1918, 1919 and 1920, but the states could not reach a consensus.
Herbert Hoover had visited the Lower Colorado region in the years before World War I and was familiar with its problems and the potential for development. Upon becoming Secretary of Commerce in 1921, Hoover proposed the construction of a dam on the Colorado River. In addition to flood control and irrigation, it would provide a dependable supply of water for Los Angeles and Southern California. The project would be self-supporting, recovering its cost through the sale of hydroelectric power generated by the dam.
In 1921, the state legislatures of the Colorado River basin authorized commissioners to negotiate an interstate agreement. Congress authorized President Harding to appoint a representative for the federal government to serve as chair of the Colorado River Commission and on December 17, 1921, Harding appointed Hoover to that role.
When the commission assembled in Santa Fe in November 1922, the seven states still disagreed over the fair distribution of water. The upstream states feared that the downstream states, with their rapidly developing agricultural and power demands, would quickly preempt rights to the water by the “first in time, first in right” doctrine. Hoover suggested a compromise that the water be divided between the upper and lower basins without individual state quotas. The resulting Colorado River Compact was signed on November 24, 1922. It split the river basin into upper and lower halves with the states within each region deciding amongst themselves how the water would be allocated.
A series of bills calling for Federal funding to build the dam were introduced by Congressman Phil D. Swing and Senator Hiram W. Johnson between 1922 and 1928, all of which were rejected. The last Swing-Johnson bill, titled the Boulder Canyon Project Act, was largely written by Hoover and Secretary of the Interior Hubert Work. Congress finally agreed, and the bill was signed into law on December 21, 1928 by President Coolidge. The dream was about to become reality.
On June 25, 1929, less than four months after his inauguration, President Herbert Hoover signed a proclamation declaring the Colorado River Compact effective at last. Appropriations were approved and construction began in 1930. The dam was dedicated in 1935 and the hydroelectric generators went online in 1937. In 1947, Congress officially "restored" Hoover's name to the dam, after FDR's Secretary of the Interior tried to remove it. Hoover Dam was built for a cost of $49 million (approximately $1 billion adjusted for inflation). The power plant and generators cost an additional $71 million, more than the cost of the dam itself. The sale of electrical power generated by the dam paid back its construction cost, with interest, by 1987.
Today the Hoover Dam controls the flooding of the Colorado River, irrigates more than 1.5 million acres of land, and provides water to more than 16 million people. Lake Mead supports recreational activities and provides habitats to fish and wildlife. Power generated by the dam provides energy to power over 500,000 homes. The Hoover Compromise still governs how the water is shared.
Additional Foreign Language Tags:
(United States) "الولايات المتحدة" "Vereinigte Staaten" "アメリカ" "美国" "미국" "Estados Unidos" "États-Unis"
(Nevada) "نيفادا" "内华达州" "नेवादा" "ネバダ" "네바다" "Невада"
(Arizona) "أريزونا" "亚利桑那州" "एरिजोना" "アリゾナ州" "애리조나" "Аризона"
(Hoover Dam) "سد هوفر" "胡佛水坝" "हूवर बांध" "フーバーダム" "후버 댐" "Гувера" "Presa Hoover"
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A view from Hoover Dam, 1/2 in Nevada, and 1/2 in Arizona. I always wondered how the fish avoided getting caught in the electric turbine generators. I found that the water intakes are at the bottom, where no fish are. A super wide-angle lens is the only way to get enought in the frame. (10mm - or 15mm equivalent on a 35mm camera)
This is a five-shot hdr, further processed with redynamix software.
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Neil Boden on the handle of his Hoovers 050 and 007, on a test run on 6E07 WWH - Boston empty steels, seen at Lea Marston.
The conditions were a bit tricky to say the least - high humidity, dropping temperature and low cloud with no sun.
With thanks to my mate Beefy for the heads up.
50009 and 50036 catch the evening sunlight as they round the reverse curves at Enterkinefoot on the Glasgow and South Western route with Victoria Travel's 'Hoover Dambuster' tour, en route Glasgow-Birmingham, 14th May 1988. Fujichrome 50. The 'Victoria Travel' headboard looks decidedly out of gauge. I've digitally removed the limbs of a couple of plonkers waving their arms out of the train - I love doing that! It was one of those rare Scottish days without a cloud visible all day. I don't know why the sky is purple but I don't dislike it! Maybe I used a grad, can't recall.
Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over one hundred lives. The dam was controversially named after President Herbert Hoover.
Wikipedia
Class 50s, 50007 and 50049 take charge of the very popular 'Hoovering into Devon' railtour on Saturday, 26th March 2022. The tour ran from London Paddington to Paignton via Bristol; then from Paignton to Okehampton; and finally from Okehampton to London Paddington.
The tour is seen here passing Ellerhayes Bridge, Silverton, heading for Paignton,
Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona
‘Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over one hundred lives. Originally known as Boulder Dam from 1933, it was officially renamed Hoover Dam, for President Herbert Hoover, by a joint resolution of Congress in 1947.’ Wikipedia
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Hoover Factory
Western Avenue, Greenford, UB6 8BW
Architects: Wallis Gilbert & Partners, 1931-38
This London landmark was the office and factory for the Hoover company from 1933. The glazed facade gives the appearance of a floorless expanse, although in fact it has several floors. The whole area of the ground floor was used as a workshop.
The American-style building decorated with bright coloured faience (glazed ceramic inspired by ancient Egypt. The floodlighting, which it still has today, was part of the original design scheme.
Part of the building is owned by Tesco supermarket which has parking available.
Text from V&A Museum
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The Hogweed Cheilosia (Cheilosia illustrata) hoovering it's way across a head of unmbellifer flowers!
View from the top of the Hoover Dam, in Arizona/Nevada, USA. The Mike O'Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, also known as the Hoover Dam Bypass, can be seen in the background. Originally the road over the dam was used as the Colorado River crossing for U.S. Route 93, but security concerns after 9/11 expedited the Hoover Dam Bypass, which was completed in 2010. No through traffic is allowed anymore on the dam, but visitors can use the existing road to cross from the NV side to the AZ side for reaching parking and other facilities.
Right on the border of Nevada and Arizona.
The boundary between the dark and light colored rock indicates the past water levels.
A shot of the northern side of the Hoover Dam. The Hoover Dam was built back in 1931 to help control flooding, provide irrigation water, and produce hydroelectric power.
It sits on the Colorado river splitting Nevada and Arizona. In this shot, water level lines along the rock walls mark how high the water can reach at its peak levels.
The Hoover Dam photographed from The Mike O'Callghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge walkway, on the right is Arizona, to the left Nevada.
Panoramic view of the Hoover Dam with Nevada Spillway, Visitors Center and Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge from the Arizona side.
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Hoover
[between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
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Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
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Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.30520
Call Number: LC-B2- 5198-5
Hoover Dam is just amazing
We were privileged to observe
Nestled in the Colorado River
A construction that has served
Although he's got a little more used to the hoover than he used to be, I've got in the habit of putting him on top of the haberdashery cabinet whenever I'm hoovering. This time I put his new cat tree up there too, and although he still hates the sound he seemed to enjoy being much taller than me for once!
I'm calling him hoover since he is just sucking up all the seeds he can get like a vacuum cleaner ;-))
May has been his last visit for this season since it's going to get really cold down here ;-(
Below is another picture where he is sitting right in the bird feeder attached to my living room window.
I'm leaving you with this shots for the weekend and hopefully I'll return with some autumn shots on Monday.
Have a wonderful weekend everybody!!!