Originally named Boulder Dam, it was renamed Hoover Dam in 1946. In this picture President Coolidge poses with those responsible for the Swing-Johnson bill for the construction of Hoover Dam. He hands a pen to one of the men. (L-R) Dr. Elwood, U.S. Commissioner of Reclamation, Congressman Phil D. Swing, President Coolidge, Senator Hiram John, Addison Smith, chairman of the House Reclamation Committee, and W.B. Mathews, acting as a special counsel from the L.A. Dept. of Water and Power.
Coolidge, Calvin,--1872-1933 Johnson, Hiram,--1866-1945 Swing, Philip David,--1884-1963 Mathews, W. B Smith, Addison T.--(Addison Taylor),--1862-1956 Mead, Elwood,--1858-1936 Dams--Arizona Dams--Nevada Presidents--United States Legislators--United States Water--Law and legislation--United States Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)
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