J. O. Hewitt of Dallas, Texas takes a photograph at the Boulder (Hoover) Dam, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Item Overview

Title

J. O. Hewitt of Dallas, Texas takes a photograph at the Boulder (Hoover) Dam, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

March 22, 1939

Date

1939-03-22

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of J. O. Hewitt, of Tannehill Lodge #52 in Dallas, Texas takes a photograph at the Winged Figures of the Republic on the Nevada side of the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam. Mr. Hewitt stands at left in profile and faces towards the right as he holds a camera near his face. An unknown woman stands in the background at right with a purse clutched under her arm and her hands clasped in front of her as she looks back towards Mr. Hewitt. The floor of the monument is visible in the foreground and a rocky cliffside occupies the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 224. Boulder Dam, March 22, 1939. J.O. Hewitt, Tannehill Lodge #52, Dallas, Texas, taking some pictures. Took him as he was snapping his crowd. 2 negatives.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Hewitt, J. O.

Location

Nevada--Boulder City

Longitude

36.016608

Latitude

-114.739008

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Sightseers--Nevada--Boulder City
Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)