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Postcard showing a 150 man transport for the Boulder Dam Project, Hoover Dam, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of an 150 man transport for the Boulder Dam, later renamed Hoover Dam, project in Black Canyon. Transcribed onto the top border of the image: "150 Man Transport, Boulder Dam Project."
Image
Postcard: Boulder Dam Arizona spillway, undated
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Lake-Eglington Family Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00010
Collection Name: Lake-Eglington Family Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 03
Collection Name: Lake-Eglington Family Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 03
Archival Component
Postcard: Boating on Boulder Dam Lake, undated
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Lake-Eglington Family Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00010
Collection Name: Lake-Eglington Family Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 03
Collection Name: Lake-Eglington Family Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 03
Archival Component
Boulder Dam, notes, maps, booklet, 1929
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Franklin M. Murphy Geological Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00202
Collection Name: Franklin M. Murphy Geological Papers
Box/Folder: Box 10
Collection Name: Franklin M. Murphy Geological Papers
Box/Folder: Box 10
Archival Component
Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam): postcards, 1936
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Edith Giles Barcus Family Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00117
Collection Name: Edith Giles Barcus Family Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Collection Name: Edith Giles Barcus Family Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Construction of Boulder Dam, approximately 1930-1935
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Sherwin "Scoop" Garside Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00067
Collection Name: Sherwin "Scoop" Garside Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 04
Collection Name: Sherwin "Scoop" Garside Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 04
Archival Component
Photograph of the Boulder Dam Power Decennial plaque, October 25, 1946
Date
1946-10-25
Archival Collection
Description
The face of the Boulder Dam Power Decennial plaque, which was made for the ten year anniversary of Boulder Dam, renamed Hoover Dam in 1947. Depicted on the sign is an outline of the downstream face of the Hoover Dam, along with outlines of the state seals of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Transcribed across the sign: "Boulder Dam, Power Decennial. Flood Control - Irrigation - Power. Saluting Boulder Dam On Its Tenth Year Of Commercial Power Production. 1936-1946. Honoring The People Of The Colorado River Basin States. Whose initiative brought forth Boulder Dam, making possible: The maximum utilization of the water resources of this great river system; The prevention of floods; The conservation of water; The availability of hydroelectric energy to a wide area."
Image
Photograph of women at Boulder Dam Dedication celebration (Nev.), 1935
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
Women dressed in costume pose for a group photo during the celebration for the Boulder Dam Dedication. Arlene Mathews Smith is at the center of the photo. The others are unidentified.
Image
Booklet depicting various views of Boulder City and Boulder Dam: postcards, image 008
Description
Three postcards. Two of the Boulder Dam, the third id the Boulder Dam Reservoir filler to capacity.
Booklet depicting various views of Boulder City and Boulder Dam: postcards, image 005
Description
Postcard depicting the Figures of the Republic statues at Boulder Dam. Background information and a map of the Boulder Dam are also shown.