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Alan Byron Olson Photographs
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The Alan Byron Olson Photographs (approximately 1933) consist of one negative album containing 100 photographic negatives taken by Alan Byron Olson around 1933 that depict the Hoover Dam (then known as Boulder Dam) and the Boulder City Hospital. Olson was a medic for the Boulder City Hospital and the images also depict various hospital staff and other locations related to Hoover Dam. The collection also includes digital copies of the negatives.
Archival Collection
L. F. Manis Papers on Boulder Dam
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The L. F. Manis Papers on Boulder Dam, 1936-1957, contain material and publications relating to Boulder (Hoover) Dam and the Boulder Canyon Project. Included are brochures, pamphlets, postcards, a scrapbook, and newspaper clippings.
Archival Collection
Photo album: photographs document Dorothy and Charles Keeler's travels to Reno, Nevada; Death Valley, California; Mt. Charleston, Nevada; Big Bear, California; Lake Arrowhead, California; Valley of Fire, Nevada; Bunkerville, Nevada; Rhyolite, Nevada; Goodsprings, Nevada; Nye County, Nevada; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming; Zion National Park, Utah; Multnomah Falls, Oregon; Mission San Juan Capistrano, California; Grand Canyon, Arizona; Colorado Springs, Colorado; their home in Las Vegas, Nevada; the construction and dedication of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead; and assorted family photos, 1927-1935
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dorothy Keeler Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02
Archival Component
John Nichols Photograph Collection
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The John Nichols Photograph Collection (approximately 1930-1950) is comprised of black-and-white photographic prints depicting the western region of the United States including Southern Nevada, the Hoover Dam (then known as Boulder Dam), Lake Mead, and various desert landscapes. Photographs were collected by former Las Vegas and Boulder City, Nevada resident, John Nichols, who is a longtime art collector and gallery owner based in California. The collection includes some photographs taken by American photographer Glenn Davis who was known for photographing the Las Vegas Valley and the construction of the Hoover Dam.
Archival Collection
Charles A. Baumert oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Charles A. Baumert conducted by James M. Greene on October 31, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Bauret discusses the Hoover Dam construction, Boulder City, Nevada history, and the closing of Six Companies Inc. operations at Hoover Dam.
Archival Collection
Edna Jackson-Ferguson oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Edna Jackson-Ferguson conducted by herself on April 15, 1975 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. Jackson-Ferguson provides many details about living in the camp with workers of the Hoover Dam and the tasks required of those workers in building the dam. Jackson-Ferguson mentions some of the other job positions her husband held and their pride in being a part of the Hoover Dam’s construction.
Archival Collection
Murphy-Farmer Family Photograph Collection
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The Murphy-Farmer collection contains black-and-white photographic prints (approximately 1930-1959) depicting locations around southern Nevada, including Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, Las Vegas, and Boulder City, Nevada.
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Boulder City 31ers Photograph Collection
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The Boulder City 31ers Photograph Collection depicts the construction of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam and the development of Boulder City, Nevada from 1930 to 1987. The photographs primarily depict construction of the Hoover Dam, but they also depict workers, dormitories, the Colorado River, stores, and Black Canyon.
Archival Collection