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Newspaper clipping, San Pedro, Salt Lake, and Los Angeles Railroad, 1930
Date
1930
Archival Collection
Description
Newspaper clipping, San Pedro, Salt Lake, and Los Angeles Railroad, 1930
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Photograph of Union Pacific Railroad President William Martin Jeffers, Las Vegas, 1940
Date
1940
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white portrait of the Union Pacific Railroad President, William Martin Jeffers. This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.
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Photograph of Union Pacific Railroad General Manager William H. Guild, Las Vegas, 1940
Date
1940
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white portrait of the General Manager of the Union Pacific Railroad, William H. Guild. Mr. Guild was general manager specifically of the south-central district of Salt Lake City, Utah. This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.
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Photograph of several officials signing the contract to construct Hoover Dam, April 1931
Date
1931-04
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of officials from the Six Companies of San Francisco and the Bureau of Reclamation, as well as some local individuals, signing the contract to construct Hoover Dam (note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947). Henry J. Kaiser is seated and signing the contract. Standing to the far right are Walker J. Young and C.P. "Pop" Squires. Also identified in the photograph (in no particular order) are W.R. Armstrong, R.F. Walter, and Louis Crampton.
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Photograph of Carl Gray handing Ray Lyman Wilbur the first railroad spur spike for Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1930 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of several prominent figures, in front of a crowd outdoors. From left to right: Governor Balzar of Nevada; Carl Gray, President of Union Pacific Railroad Company; Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of the Interior; Governor of Colorado (possibly Edwin C. Johnson). Gray is handing Lyman the first spike to be driven for the spur line to Boulder Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Colonel Harold Dortch and two businessmen at a small business seminar at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 26, 1976
Date
1976-05-26
Archival Collection
Description
Left to right: Col. Harold Dortch with businessmen Ernest Phillips and Floyd Conn, at a small business seminar at Nellis Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
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Photograph of Harley Harmon and Wilbur Clark; location unknown, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Harley Harmon (left) and Wilbur Clark, circa 1950s.
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Photograph of musicians performing in front of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 1951
Date
1951-04
Archival Collection
Description
A group of musicians perform in front of a giant fabricated birthday cake outside of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn to celebrate the first anniversary of its opening. The man to the right of the drum (wearing a dark suit) is Wilbur Clark.
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Photograph of Wilbur Clark and singers on the occasion of the first anniversary of Clark's Desert Inn opening, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 1951
Date
1951-04
Archival Collection
Description
Wilbur Clark (in dark suit, wearing a badge with his name on it), listens to two female singers performing for CBS Radio on the occasion of the first anniversary of Clark's Desert Inn. The singers are performing a song titled "I've Got a Date With Wilbur" which was written by Ted Mossman for the occasion. Others in the photograph are unidentified.
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Photograph of Wilbur Clark, Arnold Porter, Bill Willard and Tommy Neary, April 1951
Date
1951-04
Archival Collection
Description
Celebrating the first anniversary of the opening of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn, L-R: unidentified; Arnold Porer; Bill Willard (wearing hat); Wilbur Clark; Tommy Neary. A CBS Radio microphone is seen in the background.
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