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Howard Cannon, Captain J. D. Burky, and others at Nevada Air National Guard Base groundbreaking: photographic print
Date
1950 (year approximate) to 1983 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Captain J. D. Burky of the United States Navy.
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Howard Cannon, Captain J. D. Burky, and others at the Nevada Air National Guard Base groundbreaking: photographic print
Date
1950 (year approximate) to 1983 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). J. D. Burky of the United States Navy.
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Howard Cannon, Captain J. D. Burky and others at the Nevada Air National Guard Base groundbreaking: photographic print
Date
1950 (year approximate) to 1983 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). J. D. Burky of the United States Navy.
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Film strip of individuals or Hoover Dam construction, image 001: photographic print
Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
This photograph has three images. The first one, (0272_0011) depicts two people. It reads, "Georgia and I at entrance to top of dam. Head tower of massif government hi-line, to handle 50 ton sections of pipe," as a handwritten inscription. The second one, (0272_0012), also shows two people and reads "York and Georgia." The third one, (0272_0013) that's rotated reads "Another view of head tower of government line; notice large 6 cables it uses," as a handwritten inscription.
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Film strip of individuals or Hoover Dam construction, image 002: photographic print
Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
This photograph has three images. The first one (0272_0017) rotated to the left reads, "High mixing plant (blending and mixing plant," as a handwritten inscription. The second one (0272_0018) reads "Shay engine used at mixing plant. Instead of pistons or drivers, wheels are turned by screws; screw driven," as a handwritten inscription. The third one (0272_0019) is a picture of two people, and it reads, "York and Georgia at screening plant,"on the back.
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Film strip of individuals or Hoover Dam construction, image 011: photographic print
Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
This photograph has three images. The first one (0272_0078) reads "'Form Raising Crew' - cont. - Whitie, Indiana 'Hoosier', lining the bolt up from inside. Always looking for a hammer, or bar, when it was time to climb over the top." The second one (0272_0079) reads, "Drilling jumbo in mouth of spillway tunnel," as a handwritten inscription. The third image (0272_0080) reads, "Nevada spillway with flood gates lowered. Notice size of man in gates. Constructed to prevent flood waters from overflowing dam. Each spillway - capable of passing 200,00 cu. ft. per second."
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Film strip of documents contributing to the construction of Hoover Dam: photographic print
Date
1935-05
1933-09-15
Archival Collection
Description
This photograph has four images. The first one (0272_0087) shows a Six Companies Inc. employee card in name of J.T. Kizziar, dated Sept. 15, 1933, Pass #3036. The second image (0272_0088) depicts a J.T. Kizziar's Six Companies credit card for use in Boulder City. The third one (0272_0089) shows a visitors pass for the Boulder Canyon Project. The pass was needed to travel in and out of the area controlled by the Department of the Interior. The fourth image (0272_0090) shows a memorial erected in honor of the men who lost their lives in the construction of the dam. It was dedicated by the Boulder City Central Labor Council, May 1935.
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Film strip of individuals or Hoover Dam construction, image 013: photographic print
Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
This photograph has three images. The first one (0272_0093) is an upside-down picture that reads, "York, nice friend with a car. We would drive around and take some pictures." The second one (0272_0092) shows John Kizziar (left) and York (right). The third image (0272_0091) is a picture of John T. Kizziar.
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Entrance to the Pahrump Valley Hotel: photographic print
Date
1916
Archival Collection
Description
Entrance gate to Pahrump Valley Company which includes the hotel, ranch, school, homes, etc in 1916. Notice water flowing across road; it was from an artesian well and was used for irrigation. Handwritten inscription on back of photo reads, "1916 entrance gate to Pahrump Valley Compny Ranch,Store, School; hotel, boarding house, bunk house, blacksmith shop, duplex homes, implement shed, home of ranch foreman. Notoce water flowingacross the road. From the spring, pools artesian well across corrall & fields where it was ditched for irrigation." It also has this stamp on the back, Pahrump Tribune P. O. Box218A Pahrump, NV 89041.
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Judges from Pahrump: photographic print
Date
1880 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Judge Margaret E. Whittaker (center), Nye County Justice of the Peace for Pahrump Township, receives her Advanced Judicial Certificate from Judge John W. Kern (left), Dean of the National Judicial College, and Judge W. E. Teurman (right) of Fallon, president-elect of the Nevada Judges Association. Stamp on the back of the image reads "Third Eye Photograohy 1005 Bridge Street Winnemucca, NV 89445 Tel. (702) 623-3424".
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