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Photograph of a building with construction materials, Boulder City (Nev.), approximately 1931-1936

Date

1931 to 1936

Description

A building full of construction trucks and equipment in Boulder City, Nevada. The men are working on the construction of the Hoover Dam. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

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Switchyard: photographic print

Date

1930 (year uncertain) to 1933 (year uncertain)

Description

The Nevada-California Power Company switchyard. This switchyard is located at the Hoover Dam.

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Loretta K. Wait oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01891

Abstract

Oral history interview with Loretta K. Wait conducted by Brian Nicoll on March 10, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Wait discusses her personal history and the life of her father, Oscar G. Logan. Wait begins by describing her father's move to Nevada after serving in the military in the early twentieth century, Logan meeting his wife in Tonopah, Nevada, and how he worked at the ammunition storage depot in Hawthorne, Nevada as a carpenter. She then describes his eventual move to Las Vegas, Nevada and his carpentry work on the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam). Wait continues, listing her father's business partnerships and other construction projects he was involved in. She concludes by talking about life in Las Vegas, her education, working at the Nevada Test Site, and observing an unidentified flying object.

Archival Collection

Film transparency of Black Canyon, circa early 1930s

Date

1930 to 1932

Archival Collection

Description

An aerial view of Black Canyon prior to Hoover Dam's construction.

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Photograph of dormitories, Boulder City (Nev.), approximately 1931-1936

Date

1931 to 1936

Description

An image of the dormitories for the Hoover Dam workers in Boulder City, Nevada.

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Floyd Jenne oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-00946

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Floyd Jenne conducted by Dennis McBride on various dates in March, April, and October of 1996 for the Boulder City Library Oral History Project. In the interviews, Jenne discusses his birth in Ogden, Utah in 1915, his early life in Northern Nevada in 1920s, and his later life in Boulder City, Nevada working as a reclamation ranger for the Bureau of Reclamation. Jenne begins the interviews discussing his work as a steel foundry worker and miner in McGill, Nevada, studying forestry, and enlisting in the Civilian Conservation Corps at Utah State University in 1934. Jenne then describes his experiences moving to Boulder City and working as a reclamation ranger. Other topics Jenne covers include providing security for notable Boulder City and Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) visitors and patrolling the area. Lastly, Jeanne talks about the Boulder City Junior Chamber of Commerce, Boulder City's incorporation, and Boulder City law enforcement.

Archival Collection

Photograph of a train and two men, Boulder City (Nev.), approximately 1931-1936

Date

1931 to 1936

Description

Two men near a train in Boulder City, Nevada while the train is hauling construction vehicles to be used for the Hoover Dam. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

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