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Photograph of the swimming pool area of the Thunderbird Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

A black and white image of the back of the Thunderbird Hotel, including its swimming pool.

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Photograph of guests playing shuffleboard at the Desert Lodge, possibly Nevada, circa 1940s to 1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Description

A black and white image of guests playing shuffleboard and lying down in the pool area of the Desert Lodge. The location of the hotel is unknown, but probably somewhere in Nevada.

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Photograph of a man sitting on a horse at a bar at the Fremont Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1940

Date

1938 to 1940

Description

A black and white image of two men drinking at a bar during a Union Pacific Old Timer's Club No. 23 gathering at the Fremont Hotel during Helldorado Days. One of the men is sitting on a horse.

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Slide of several officials signing the contract to construct Hoover Dam, April 18, 1931

Date

1931-04-18

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). Dr. Elwood Mead is signing the contract. Seated next to him is Henry J. Kaiser. Also identified in the photograph (in no particular order) are W.R. Armstrong, Walker Young, R.F. Walter, and Louis Crampton.

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Slide of United States Marshal Claude Williams and his family outside of his office, Nevada, April 18, 1931

Date

1931-04-18

Description

A black and white image of U.S. Marshal Claude Williams and his family in front of his office. The words "U.S. Marshal" are spelled out in white rocks in front of the building.

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Slide of people at the Hoover Dam pier sign, April 18, 1931

Date

1931-04-18

Description

A black and white image of people standing by the Boulder Dam Pier sign, which is draped with rattlesnakes. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Slide of people at a food truck in Boulder City, Nevada, August 13, 1931

Date

1931-08-13

Description

A black and white image of a woman and three children standing behind a food truck in Ragtown, an area near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City. Two men appear to be distributing food from the bed of the truck.

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Film transparency of men distributing water in Boulder City, Nevada, May 13, 1931

Date

1931-05-13

Description

A black and image image of four men, including a 75-year-old identified as Sam Jones, distributing water in an area known as Ragtown near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City.

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

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."

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Slide of two men in front of a tent home in Boulder City, Nevada, August 13, 1931

Date

1931-08-13

Description

A black and white image of J.H. DeLeach (left) and R.R. Heusel in an area known as Ragtown near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City.

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