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Postcard of Union Pacific Miracle Train, Boulder Dam, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
Illustration the of a train and people standing near it. Caption reads: "Union Pacific Miracle Train passing through a 30 foot intake pipe, Boulder Dam project."
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Construction of Boulder Dam, approximately 1930-1935
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Sherwin "Scoop" Garside Photographs
To request this item in person:
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
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
Postcard of Boulder Dam Powerhouse machines, Hoover Dam (Nev.), 1934-1935
Date
1934 to 1935
Description
Boulder Dam Powerhouse, Nevada wing (postcard)
Image
Booklet depicting various views of Boulder City and Boulder Dam: postcards, image 007
Description
Three postcards. Grand Canyon from Lake Mead; Boulder Dam Crest and Switchback Highway on Arizona Side; Arizona Spillway and Highway Bridge, 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."
Image
Photograph of the Bureau of Reclamation car at Boulder Dam, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
The first official Bureau of Reclamation car to cross Hoover Dam (then Boulder Dam). Standing from left to right, the men in this picture are identified: Walker R. Young, James Cashman, Frank T. Crowe, and Walter R. Bracken.
Image
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.
Image
Photograph of principles involved in signing Boulder Dam bill, December 21, 1928
Date
1928-12-21
Archival Collection
Description
Principles involved in the signing of the Boulder Dam bill. L-R: Elwood Mead, Phil Swing, President Calvin Coolidge, Sen. Hiram Johnson, Addison T. Smith, and W.B. Matthews. Text on photo reads: "Public Service History Written as Boulder Dam Bill Is Signed. December 21, 1928. Elwood Mead, Commissioner of Reclamation. Phil Swing, M. C. Cali., Author Boulder Dam bill House of Representatives. President Coolidge. Senator Hiram Johnson, Author Boulder Dam bill in United States Senate. Addison T. Smith, M. C. Idaho, Chairman, Committee on Reclamation, House of Representatives. W. B. Matthews. General Counsel, Boulder Dam Association, Los Angeles."
Image
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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