This camera worked nearly every day documenting all phases of the construction. Pouring concrete is what people think of most often when they think of Hoover dam but there were so many other phases of construction that went on simultaneously with the pour. All the turbine tunnels had to be built and placed. The turbines that drive the generators are 115,000 horsepower each. The footage this camera shot covers an incredible array of projects that went on at the dam site plus at the railroad that was specially built for the project and several miles away at the site where the aggregate for the concrete mix was mined.

 

I haven't written much about this particular camera as I felt that the footage it shot took president over the camera itself. The pictures of this camera speak well for the camera itself. If you want to read more about Bell & Howell cameras please go to any of the other 2709 cameras on my web site for details.