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Photograph of Walker R. Young, Hoover Dam, March 3, 1933
Date
1933-03-03
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Walker R. Young (right) and an unidentified individual standing beside a Department of the Interior/Bureau of Reclamation vehicle. Young was chief construction engineer on the Hoover Dam Project (Boulder Canyon Project) for the Bureau of Reclamation. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hoover Dam, September 30, 1935
Date
1935-09-30
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivering the dedication address at Hoover Dam. The sign underneath him reads: "Franklin D. Roosevelt; President of the United States; Dedicating the Boulder Dam - Sept. 30, 1935." Handwritten text on the image reads: "Photographed by Walter J. Lubken, Six Com. Inc." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of power plant, Hoover Dam, February 23, 1939
Date
1939-02-23
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of John Chatfield Page, Senator Harold L. Ickes, Mrs. Ickes, and I. C. Harris, in the Nevada wing of the Hoover Dam power plant. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of mud deposit, Hoover Dam, March 14, 1939
Date
1939-03-14
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a mud deposit at Hoover Dam. This site can be seen at mile 257, and a member of the survey crew displays a representative sample of one of the mud cubes formed to show the depth of the crevices. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of motor transport, Boulder City, Nevada, April 12, 1934
Date
1934-04-12
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of "Big Bertha," the Six Companies, Inc. motor transport used to haul workmen between Boulder City and Hoover Dam. This double-decker truck could haul 154 men. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Slide of an entrance sign, Boulder City, Nevada, May 8, 1932
Date
1932-05-08
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a man and a car near a Deputy United States Marshal sign at the entrance to the Boulder Canyon Project Federal Reservation in Nevada.
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Photograph of Harold Stocker in the desert, circa 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Harold Stocker standing in the desert with his dog, probably in Nevada. Debris is seen in the forground; a small house is seen in the background.
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Photograph of Harold Stocker with a horse, circa 1955-1970s
Date
1955 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Harold Stocker, wearing hunting apparel, standing by a saddled horse. A holstered rifle is attached to the saddle.
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Photograph of Harold Stocker with unidentified people at a Salvation Army Award Banquet, 1982
Date
1982
Archival Collection
Description
Harold Stocker (seated, center) at a Salvation Army Award Banquet with an unidentified group, probably in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of construction on the Aladdin Hotel Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 28, 1976
Date
1976-02-28
Archival Collection
Description
A man stands in front of a crew with the world's largest truss being installed during the Aladdin Hotel's $10 million construction of the Theatre for the Performing Arts.
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