Ben Glaha
1934
Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam), looking upstream from lookout point

Gelatin silver print
16 1/4 x 12 1/4 in (41.3 x 31.1 cm)
 
Swann Galleries - New York
Sale 2208 Lot 87
 
With a mounted label with Glaha's credit, in pencil, and a typed title, date and number, and with an archives collection stamp and other numeric notations, in pencil, all on verso.
 
The Photograph and the American Dream 1840-1940, 78.
 
Hoover Dam was constructed during the Great Depression. In order to visually document the project, the Bureau of Reclamation assigned Glaha to photograph all aspects of the dam's construction. The images were used to demonstrate that the dam was structurally sound and government funds were being used wisely. Prints in this large format are unusually rare.
 
LL/35603