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Photograph of a banner across Fremont Street, Las Vegas, June 23, 1919

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Date

1919-06-23

Description

Welcome to Las Vegas: The Gateway to Boulder Dam banner across Fremont Street, June 23, 1919. The welcome was for Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of the Interior who had come to Las Vegas to determine whether the community would be the center of Dam Construction or whether another town would be built at the Dam site. Physical object has an insert containing additional biographical information.

Digital ID

pho017634

Physical Identifier

0204_0038
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    pho017634. Jacob E. Von Tobel Photograph Collection. PH-00204. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1vm4315f.

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

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    6028 x 3552 pixels
    10.047 x 5.92 inches
    64,261,964 bytes

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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