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Slide of Hoover Dam power generators, circa mid 1930s-1940s
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Transcript of interview with Theodore R. Garrett by Marilyn Swanson, March 2, 1975
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On March 2, 1975, Marilyn Swanson interviewed Theodore R. Garrett (born 1898 in Overbrook, Kansas) about his life in Boulder City, Nevada. Garrett first talks about his move to Las Vegas to work for Six Companies during the construction of Hoover Dam. He then describes his job as a truck driver at the dam, the wages paid at the time, and the construction of the buildings and other housing in Boulder City. Garrett also mentions the food provided to the workers, the recreational activities available, and his family’s move to Boulder City.
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Slide of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
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Slide of Hoover Dam spillway, circa late 1930s.
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Photograph of Lake Mead souvenir kiosk, Kingman Arizona, circa 1940s
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Film transparency of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
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Transcript of interview with Vernon Caples by Cheryl Caples, February 25, 1979
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Archival Collection
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Transcript of interview with Gertrude Anne Moore by Mamie Beuttner, February 21, 1975
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Slide of the construction phase of the Hoover Dam, December 1, 1932
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Slide of the construction phase of Hoover Dam, January 18, 1933
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Archival Collection
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