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Film transparency showing the first grocery in Boulder City, Nevada, April 18, 1931

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Date

1931-04-18

Description

A black and white image of the first grocery in an area known as Ragtown near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City. Standing in front (from left to right) are W.F. Shields, Harry Buchanan (the chef), and Shields' wife. The sign above the store reads: "Free Information Bureau. Home farm products. Elevation here 2442 ft. Damsite 642 ft."

Digital ID

pho004192

Physical Identifier

0043_0036
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    Citation

    pho004192. Union Pacific Railroad Photographs. PH-00043. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1hx15q53.

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    Digital Provenance

    Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

    Extent

    2818 x 1883 pixels
    1.3419 x 0.8967 inches
    15943914 bytes

    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

    Format

    image/tiff