#Onthisday in 1935, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dedicated what is now #HooverDam.
— Reclamation (@usbr) September 30, 2014
Colorado River, Black Canyon back in the day, site of Hoover Dam
President Franklin Roosevelt at dedication of Boulder (now Hoover) Dam, September 30, 1935
Hoover Dam during construction
Hoover Dam during construction
Rarely seen back of the Hoover Dam prior to first fill
Hoover (Boulder) Dam photo credit Ansel Adams circa 1942 via Wikipedia.
Hoover dam spilling
A full Lake Mead back in the day
US Flag at Hoover Dam as the Olympic Torch passed over the dam in 1996