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Boulder Dam dedication

The Colorado River dam's dedication celebrated a major federal engineering project. Newspaper pages from 1935 to 1936 on a map and timeline.

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23,766,177 pages from 4,691 newspapers, 1736–1963.

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2366 matching newspaper pages in total. Washington, DC has the most hits (515 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. Evening Star — 1935-01-01, page 15

    … Electrical West finds the power industry facing a western surplus of power from Boulder Dam, Bonneville, and Grand Coulee pro ject*. Other power magazines speak of possible …

  2. Evening Star — 1935-01-05, page 6

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … A. The total electric light bill for residences amounts to s662 900 900 a year. Boulder Dam Will Function From the Pasadena (Calif) Star-News. Those who said it could not …

    … cost estimates were far too low, row must rewise their gloomy forecasts concerning Boulder Dam. This gigantic enter prise now is reported 90 per cent COM plete. The contractors …

  3. The Washington Times — 1935-01-07, page 6

    … much of that product now, And what we want is less!” Are Martians Smiling at Our Boulder Dam, Speculating About Us, Too? ♦ equipped with the best telescope < I then available …

    … telescopes more power ful than we are able to build, and are smiling in amusement at Boulder Dam. (Copyright. 1935. by Klnr F*atur*» Syndicate, Inc.) Articles by Mr. Maxim appear …

  4. The Washington Daily News — 1935-01-10, page 17

    … record of legislative accomplishment, particularly with reference to the West. SAVED BOULDER DAM He was born in Illinois, but has lived in Colorado since 1881. He was a successful …

    … activities in behalf of orderly development of the public domain. Twice he saved the Boulder Dam Act from defeat, leaving a sickbed on two occasions to break a House tie. He was …

    … important factor in the successful outcome of the Colo rado River Compact, which made Boulder Dam possible, and supported proposals to develop Muscle Shoals as a Government enterprise …

  5. Evening Star — 1935-01-14, page 18

    … to the Standard Statistics Co., although such special projects as the T. V. Α., Boulder Dam and the further eleatri fication of the Pennsylvania Railroad accounted for some …

  6. Evening Star — 1935-01-15, page 7

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … program. Later. it would become self. liquidating. industries from its share Of Boulder Dam power were outlined yesterday to Gov. Richard Kirman, ST., in the report of an …

  7. Evening Star — 1935-01-15, page 33

    … September, under the Federal Public Works program. In November, Arizona, which fought Boulder Dam construction for years, called out the Militia, declared mar tial law and asserted …

  8. Evening Star — 1935-01-17, page 22

    … diameter, being transported on a 200-ton-capacity trailer to be placed in position in Boulder Dam. —Wide World Photo. lack of Fare Proves Fatal. CHICAGO (/Pi.—Mrs. Ella Mariin dale …

  9. Evening Star — 1935-01-18, page 10

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … , therefore blow from any direction OF the COM pass. @. How soon will land near Boulder Dam be open for homesteading?-- C. Z. r. A. In about five or six years. @. Is there …

  10. Evening Star — 1935-01-20, page 45

    … The Parker Dam is only one of three involved in the Colorado River development. Boulder Dam will coet, with power plant and Incidental works, about $165,000,000. The Parker …

    … contemplate an ultimate investment of approximately a half billion dollars. When the Boulder Dam construc tion work started Arizona registered formal protest, but made no actual …

    … Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming. It attacked the constitutionality of the Boulder Dam act, protested the proposed stor age of water at the dam and its planned diversion …

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