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Postcard of concrete forms, Hoover Dam, 1931

Date

1931

Description

Illustration "showing the immense concrete forms of Boulder Dam. Looking downstream, Colorado River."

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Photograph of construction of the Hoover Dam, June 10, 1935

Date

1935-06-10

Description

A side view of the construction of Boulder Dam. Written on the picture is the date of June 10, 1935.

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Photograph of recreation area administration building, Boulder city (Nev.), March 31, 1938

Date

1938-03-31

Description

General view of workers standing outside of the administration building at Boulder Dam Recreation Area.

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Photograph of motor boats in Boulder Canyon, Boulder Canyon (Ariz.), January, 1936

Date

1936-01

Description

Motor boats pass below in the Black Canyon, Boulder Dam area of the Colorado River.

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Photograph of rock mounds caused by wind erosion, Boulder Canyon (Ariz.), January 1936

Date

1936-01

Description

Rock mounds caused by wind erosion, Boulder Dam area, Boulder Canyon, Arizona.

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Betty Ham Dokter Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00012

Abstract

The Betty Ham Dokter Photographs depict the Ham Family from 1850 to 1976. The materials include photographs of the family after they moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1916 and document the early growth of the city. The materials also include photographs of the Colorado River, the Hoover (Boulder) Dam site before and after its construction, dinner parties, family photographs, and citizens of the Las Vegas area. The materials also include photographs of Alta Mereness Ham, Betty Ham Dokter's mother, on the set of the film Water.

Archival Collection

Loretta K. Wait oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01891

Abstract

Oral history interview with Loretta K. Wait conducted by Brian Nicoll on March 10, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Wait discusses her personal history and the life of her father, Oscar G. Logan. Wait begins by describing her father's move to Nevada after serving in the military in the early twentieth century, Logan meeting his wife in Tonopah, Nevada, and how he worked at the ammunition storage depot in Hawthorne, Nevada as a carpenter. She then describes his eventual move to Las Vegas, Nevada and his carpentry work on the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam). Wait continues, listing her father's business partnerships and other construction projects he was involved in. She concludes by talking about life in Las Vegas, her education, working at the Nevada Test Site, and observing an unidentified flying object.

Archival Collection

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1977-07-15

Description

Pg.60 #3007 Boulder Dam, looking downstream. View taken from the Arizona Canyon wall, showing Intake Towers and Himix in background. Jan. 8th, 1935. Pg.60 #3010 Looking upstream into falsework under the Arizona Spillway Bridge, showing jacks in place. Hopper arrangement in foreground is used for pouring No.4 raise. Jan. 8th, 1935.

Junior League of Las Vegas Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00097

Abstract

The Junior League of Las Vegas Photograph Collection contains photographic prints and negatives, as well as postcards of locations in and around Las Vegas, Nevada between approximately 1900 and 1980. Early photographs in the collection offer views of the Las Vegas townsite, buildings, railroads, the Las Vegas High School, Overland Hotel, Arizona Club, and residential areas. Other photographs during this time depict the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) construction and Death Valley, California. Later photographs show the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) campus, downtown Las Vegas, and the Las Vegas Strip.

Archival Collection

Film strip of Boulder City or Hoover Dam construction, image 005: photographic print

Date

1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)

Description

This photograph has three images. The first one (0272_0023) has a handwritten inscription that reads, "Part of foundation for powerhouse" (on Boulder Dam). The second one (0272_0024) reads, "Arizona outlets for valve house on Boulder Dam. Penstocks protruding, waiting for the valve house to be built around them. (x) shows location of working tunnel to receive the pipes to put them in place. Will be plugged later." The third one (0272_0025) reads, "The Dam - indentation in canyon walls are for intake towers. Comparatively small down between the gigantic walls of Black Canyon. Still below river level, but looks like a lot of concrete to me. Train (x) on trussel, with 8 yds. bucket of mud, from lower mixing plant. Nice stroll across the catwalk ($) or better yet, try climbing that wig-wagging stairway wiggling up the canyon wall. I know a guy who did it (once)," as a handwritten inscription.

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