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Postcard of Colorado River, Boulder dam, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
Postcard with an illustration of Colorado River looking upstream between mountains. The typed caption reads: "Colorado River, looking upstream, Boulder Damsite in 1931."
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Nig - the Boulder Dam mascot: photographic print
Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1999 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171)
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Film transparency of Boulder Dam Hotel, Nevada, circa 1930-1940
Date
1930 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
A photograph front and side view of the Boulder Dam Hotel.
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Booklet depicting various views of Boulder City and Boulder Dam: postcards, image 001
Description
The front and back cover of the postcard booklet of the Boulder Dam.
Powerhouse and downstream of Boulder Dam located in Arizona: photographic print
Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1999 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Inscription on image reads, "Powerhouse and downstream face of Boulder Dam. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation photo."
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Film transparency of the Boulder Dam Power Decennial plaque, October 25, 1946
Date
1946-10-25
Archival Collection
Description
An image 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 from text 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."
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Film transparency of Boulder Dam Hotel, Nevada, circa 1930-1940
Date
1930 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
Two images of the front view of the Boulder Dam Hotel in Boulder City, Nevada.
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Boulder Dam, letters and newspaper columns, 1959-1962
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Dorothy Dorothy Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00352
Collection Name: Dorothy Dorothy Papers
Box/Folder: Box 5
Collection Name: Dorothy Dorothy Papers
Box/Folder: Box 5
Archival Component
Photograph of Boulder Dam site, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1931-1936
Date
1931 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of the Hoover Dam site (once known as the Boulder Dam), with the Colorado River visible.
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Photograph of six men at the signing of the Boulder Dam Bill, December 21, 1928
Date
1928-12-21
Archival Collection
Description
Left to right shown are: Elwood Mead, Comm. Of Reclamation; Phil Swing, author of the bill, a member of House of Representatives from California; President Coolidge; U.S. senator Hiram Johnson, another author of the boulder Dam bill; Addison T. Smith, Chairman, Committee on Reclamation, House of Representatives; W.B. Matthews, General Counsel, Boulder Dam Association, Los Angeles, California. The occasion is the signing of the Boulder Dam bill, Dec. 21, 1928.
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