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Photograph of an outhouse and tents, Henderson, Nevada, circa 1941
Date
1941 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Backhouse and tent buildings, probably at Basic Magnesium site, Henderson, Nevada
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Postcard of outhouse and tents, Henderson, Nevada, circa 1941
Date
1941 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Postcard of outhouse and tent buildings, probably at Basic Magnesium site, Henderson, Nevada. "Priority A-1-A in Nevada, It's 'Basic'" written on front of card.
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Film transparency of Victory Movie Theater, Henderson, circa 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of movie-goers waiting in line at the Victory Movie Theater.
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Film transparency of Victory Movie Theater, Henderson, circa 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of movie-goers waiting in line at the Victory Movie Theater.
Image
Film transparency of a backhouse and buildings, Henderson, circa 1941
Date
1941 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Backhouse and tent buildings, probably at Basic Magnesium site, Henderson, Nevada
Image
Photograph of workers inside the Basic Magnesium plant, Henderson, Nevada, December 3, 1942
Date
1942-12-03
Archival Collection
Description
Interior view of the Basic Magnesium plant in Henderson, Nevada, showing four men working at machines.
Image
Photograph of an African American worker at the Basic Magnesium Plant in Henderson, Nevada, January 20, 1944
Date
1944-01-20
Archival Collection
Description
View of an African American man pouring liquid magnesium into a container at the Basic Magnesium plant in Henderson, Nevada.
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Old Vegas theme park, Henderson, Nevada: panoramic photographs
Date
1980-08-31
Archival Collection
Description
From the Bob Paluzzi Panoramic Photographs
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Cadence vacant land, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2017-05-11
Archival Collection
Description
For decades the western neighborhoods of Henderson experienced explosive growth as the city moved from small industrial town clustered around the World War II era plants to Las Vegas suburbs and the state's second largest city. Cadence hopes to change that as a large masterplanned community north of East Lake Mead Parkway and Boulder Highway.
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Cadence vacant land, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2017-05-11
Archival Collection
Description
For decades the western neighborhoods of Henderson experienced explosive growth as the city moved from small industrial town clustered around the World War II era plants to Las Vegas suburbs and the state's second largest city. Cadence hopes to change that as a large masterplanned community north of East Lake Mead Parkway and Boulder Highway.
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