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- Mack Model AC Dump Truck with Concrete Mixers at Hoover Dam Construction Site, 1933 - Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, five years later. In 1922, the company renamed itself Mack Trucks and chose a bulldog as its mascot. Mack-built trucks were widely used in the construction of Hoover Dam, located on the Colorado River. Work on the dam started in 1931 and was completed in 1936.
- November 01, 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Mack Model AC Dump Truck with Concrete Mixers at Hoover Dam Construction Site, 1933
Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, five years later. In 1922, the company renamed itself Mack Trucks and chose a bulldog as its mascot. Mack-built trucks were widely used in the construction of Hoover Dam, located on the Colorado River. Work on the dam started in 1931 and was completed in 1936.
- Pennant, "Boulder Dam," 1935-1947 - Tourists purchase simple, inexpensive souvenirs as proof of their travels. These mementos transport vacationers back to the places they visited and the things they did. In the mid-20th century, felt pennants were trendy. A trip to Boulder Dam offered a variety of activities and scenic views as depicted on this pennant. The engineering marvel was rechristened Hoover Dam in 1947.
- 1935-1947
- Collections - Artifact
Pennant, "Boulder Dam," 1935-1947
Tourists purchase simple, inexpensive souvenirs as proof of their travels. These mementos transport vacationers back to the places they visited and the things they did. In the mid-20th century, felt pennants were trendy. A trip to Boulder Dam offered a variety of activities and scenic views as depicted on this pennant. The engineering marvel was rechristened Hoover Dam in 1947.
- Souvenir Viewbook, "Boulder Dam," 1935 - What's better than receiving a postcard from a vacationing friend? How about a souvenir viewbook with multiple images that fold neatly into a postcard-sized packet? This viewbook contains eighteen images and information about Boulder Dam. Tourists traveled to see this engineering marvel beginning in the 1930s soon after its completion. The dam was later rechristened Hoover Dam.
- 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Souvenir Viewbook, "Boulder Dam," 1935
What's better than receiving a postcard from a vacationing friend? How about a souvenir viewbook with multiple images that fold neatly into a postcard-sized packet? This viewbook contains eighteen images and information about Boulder Dam. Tourists traveled to see this engineering marvel beginning in the 1930s soon after its completion. The dam was later rechristened Hoover Dam.
- Mack Model AC Dump Truck and Power Shovel at Hoover Dam Construction Site, November 1933 - Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, five years later. In 1922, the company renamed itself Mack Trucks and chose a bulldog as its mascot. Mack-built trucks were widely used in the construction of Hoover Dam, located on the Colorado River. Work on the dam started in 1931 and was completed in 1936.
- November 01, 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Mack Model AC Dump Truck and Power Shovel at Hoover Dam Construction Site, November 1933
Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, five years later. In 1922, the company renamed itself Mack Trucks and chose a bulldog as its mascot. Mack-built trucks were widely used in the construction of Hoover Dam, located on the Colorado River. Work on the dam started in 1931 and was completed in 1936.
- Mack Truck Model AC Truck Carrying Workers to Hoover Dam Construction Site, October 1933 - Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, five years later. In 1922, the company renamed itself Mack Trucks and chose a bulldog as its mascot. Mack-built trucks were widely used in the construction of Hoover Dam, located on the Colorado River. Work on the dam started in 1931 and was completed in 1936.
- October 01, 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Mack Truck Model AC Truck Carrying Workers to Hoover Dam Construction Site, October 1933
Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, five years later. In 1922, the company renamed itself Mack Trucks and chose a bulldog as its mascot. Mack-built trucks were widely used in the construction of Hoover Dam, located on the Colorado River. Work on the dam started in 1931 and was completed in 1936.