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Gaming tokens: Norwegian Caribbean Lines; Diamond Jim's Nevada Club, Las Vegas, Nev.; Pussykat A 'Go Go, Las Vegas, Nev.; McLaney's Carousel, Las Vegas, Nev.; Sonoma Inn, Winnemucca, Nev.; Club Bingo, Las Vegas, Nev.; Riverside Resort, Davis Dam, Nev.; Gus Thiros' Bonanza, North Las Vegas, Nev.; Gold Strike Inn, Hoover Dam, Nev.; Fort Lucinda Inn, Hoover Dam, Nev.; Felix's Bank Club, Lovelock, Nev.; El Casino, Bahamas; Monte Carlo Casino, Bahamas; Big Bonanza, North Las Vegas, Nev.; Kit Carson Club, Carson City, Nev.; Lucky Casino, Las Vegas, Nev., 1965-1968
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Frank F. Watts Collection of Casino Memorabilia
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Photographs: construction of Hoover Dam; Pat McCarran postcard; United States Senate chamber pass signed by Pat McCarran; Boulder Dam photo booklet; Helldorado Crew group photo; Helldorado Kangaroo Court; Dorothy Vanderwerken Keeler; Peter H. Dominick signed photo; clipping "Old Timers Frolic Tonight at Helldorado;" Helldorado Crew from the Las Vegas Review print; family photos, 1930-1948
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dorothy Keeler Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
William White Postcard Collection
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Abstract
The William White Postcard Collection (approximately 1930-1940) consists of three postcards depicting the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) on the border of Nevada and Arizona. One postcard showcases Oskar J. W. Hansen’s “Figures of the Republic” sculptures near the Hoover Dam. Another postcard displays an interior view of the visitor’s gallery at the Hoover Dam. The final postcard depicts the Hoover Dam at sunset.
Archival Collection
#70373: The Southern Nevada ghost town of St. Thomas as seen August 3, 2015 in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. St. Thomas was abandoned as Lake Mead filled after the completion of Hoover Dam. At times when the lake is full, St. Thomas lies under 60 feet of water, but at times of lower water levels, the town's foundations can easily be seen., 2015 August 03
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
Archival Component
Radio interview with McBride conducted by Nevada State Archivist and historian Guy Louis Rocha about McBride's work in Boulder City and Hoover Dam history; Boulder City murder and suicide cases included in McBride's book-in-progress Blood in the Gravy; and McBride's then book-in-progress, Out of the Neon Closet: Queer Community in the Silver State [side A: 25:28; side B: 26:05], audiocassette, 2000 September 25
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Personal Papers
Box/Folder: Box 43 (Restrictions apply), Digital File 00 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Group of men who witnessed the pouring of the first concrete in Hoover Dam: H. J. Lawler, Director of Six Companies, Inc.; Walker R. Young, Construction Engineer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Frank T. Crowe, General Superintendent, Six Companies, Inc.; C. A. Shea, Director of Construction, Six Companies, Inc.; W. A. Bechtel, President, Six Companies, Inc.; R. F. Walter, Chief Engineer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Theodore A. Walters, First Assistant Secretary of the Interior; and Ed Clark and C. P. Squires, members of the original Colorado River Commission, 1933 June 06
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 06 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection
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Abstract
The Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (approximately 1922-1969) consists of black-and-white photographic prints of Boulder City, Nevada, and Lake Mead and Hoover Dam areas, located on the border between Arizona and Nevada. The images depict the interior, exterior, and construction stages of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam). There is also an aerial photograph of Boulder City, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Bob Parker Photograph Collection
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Abstract
The Bob Parker Photograph Collection consists of twenty-seven black-and-white photographic prints showcasing the construction of the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) from approximately 1930 to 1942.
Archival Collection
Audio recording clip of interview with Rev. Prentiss Walker by Bernard Timberg, January 27, 1974
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Rev. Prentiss Walker conducted by Bernard Timberg on January 27, 1974. Walker describes discrimination during Hoover Dam construction and life in Las Vegas prior to segregation.
Sound