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Aerial photograph of Hoover Dam, circa mid to late 1900s

Date

1950 to 1999

Description

An aerial view of Boulder Dam.

Image

Photograph of Hoover Dam, circa 1935

Date

1935

Archival Collection

Description

Picture of the power substation construction at Hoover (Boulder) Dam.

Image

Photograph of Hoover Dam, circa 1935

Date

1935

Archival Collection

Description

Picture of the power substation construction at Hoover (Boulder) Dam.

Image

View of the Colorado River and mountains: photographic print

Date

1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)

Description

The Colorado river, seven miles below the Boulder Dam.

Image

Dan Bennett oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00110

Abstract

Oral history interview with Dan Bennett conducted by Guy Pence on October 03, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During this interview Bennett talks about the visits from presidents and other important people to the Las Vegas, Nevada area and discusses the 1942 plane crash of Carole Lombard’s plane. He also mentions Boulder Dam and describes the economic, social and environmental changes that have taken place in Southern Nevada over the years.

Archival Collection

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1976-05-01

Description

Pg.34 #2713 Boulder Dam, looking upstream from the Nevada side. May 31st, 1934. Pg.34 #2698 Looking upstream toward the upper plug and raise, in Diversion Tunnel No. 3. May 25th, 1934.

Audio clip from interview with Joyce Mack, February 23, 2015

Date

2015-02-23

Archival Collection

Description

Part of an interview with Joyce Mack on February 23, 2015. In this clip, Mack recalls when her father-in-law, Nate Mack, shared his vision of Las Vegas with her while looking at the landscape of the Las Vegas Valley.

Sound