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Inscription | Boulder Dam - Boulder Dam is located in Black Canyon on the Colorado River, 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. The dam is the highest in the world, rising 727 feet from bedrock. It is 650 feet through at the base, 45 feet at the crest and 1,180 feet long over which the highway passes connecting Nevada and Arizona. The structure and its appurtenant works required five years to build and cos $120,000,000. Las Vegas. 4/20 - '40. Dearest Lou: We arrived here this A.M. from Zion Park. - I've thot of you so often and wished you might be enjoying the beautiful things we've seen the last few days. We put Zion Park at the top thought. - I should like to stay there for a while - was loathe to leave this morning. We visited Boulder Dam this afternoon, - it is stupendous. We are leaving in the morning going thru Death Valley, - expect to be with Dick not later than Wed. next. Dearest love, Ada. Save cards please. Mrs. F.H. Huber 223 Yankee Road. Middletown, Ohio. |
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This digital image is a surrogate of an item from the Baja California and the West Postcard Collection.
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Boulder Dam Service Bureau, Boulder City, Nevada
"C.T. Art-Colortone" Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.
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[Title, Date]. Baja California and the West Postcard Collection. MSS 235. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
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