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Scarce Prospectus for the Boulder Dam (1928)

J.H. Levering, Elwood Mead; R M Priest . Report on Control and Utilization of the Lower Colorado River including the Construction of a Dam at Boulder Canyon. Privately printed in Washington D.C. 1928. 11”x 8.5”, 28pp plus 6pp appendix, p;us 9 plates (8 photos), plus two folding plates (including one map). Printed wrapper, cloth-covered spine. VG condition. Provenance: Library of Congress, with their tiny 6mm “LC” perforated stamp on the bottom of the cover and their LC rubber atamp on rear cover. WorldCat locates only ONE copy (Arizona State Library). $175.00

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