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Photograph of the Davis Dam, November 28, 1950

Date

1950-11-28

Archival Collection

Description

An image of Davis Dam. Located within Pyramid Canyon between Arizona and Nevada, Davis Dam was constructed on the Colorado River 67 miles downstream from Hoover Dam. Due to the Mexican Treaty of 1944, the United States was required to construct Davis Dam for regulation of water to be delivered to Mexico.

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"Blacks and the Boulder Dam Project": manuscript draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1970 (year approximate) to 1996 (year approximate)

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Unpublished manuscripts file.

Text

Fenton, Teddy, 1916-2005

Virginia "Teddy" Fenton was born on December 2, 1916. She is the donor of the Virginia "Teddy" Photograph Collection, photographs detailing the construction, completion, and operations of the Hoover Dam. Virgina had three children: Donna, David, and Richard. She passed away on March 30, 2005.

Source:

“Virginia Fenton Obituary.” Las Vegas Review-Journal. April 2005. https://obits.reviewjournal.com/obituaries/lvrj/obituary.aspx?n=virginia-fenton&pid=142004788.

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Person

Photograph of temporary shanty town along Colorado River, circa 1931

Date

1931 (year approximate)

Description

Shack town filled with people waiting for jobs building the Hoover Dam.

Transcribed Notes: Written on back: 4-18-31

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Photograph of a man over Black Canyon, Colorado, 1931

Date

1931

Description

Description given with photograph: "The 'Crow's Nest,' the first lookout point over Black Canyon, where the Hoover Dam was to be built."

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Photograph of people on a motorboat, Lake Mead (Nev.), 1934-1952

Date

1934 to 1952

Description

People on a motorboat on their way to the Grand Canyon coming from the Lake Mead entrance, eighty miles from the Hoover Dam.

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Photograph of a construction vehicle, Boulder City (Nev.), approximately 1931-1936

Date

1931 to 1936

Description

A man operating construction vehicles for use on the Hoover Dam, ready to take the necessary materials from the Boulder camp site.

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Colorado River in Black Canyon, Arizona: photographic print

Date

1933-06-05

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Early phase of construction of Hoover dam.

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Cultural Focus Tours Research Notes

Identifier

MS-01155

Abstract

The Cultural Focus Tours Research Notes (1989-1990) contain background information about historical locations and topics in Las Vegas's history used by Cultural Focus Tours, a division of the Allied Arts Council of Nevada. Cultural Focus Tours, developed by historic preservationist Elizabeth von til Warren, provided tours of historic landmarks around Las Vegas, Nevada including the Hoover Dam, Nevada Test Site, Valley of Fire, Old Spanish Trail, and the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort. Materials also include the 40th anniversary issue of the Las Vegas Sun newspaper. The materials were presumably collected by Susan Anderl Jarvis who was a tour guide for Cultural Focus Tours.

Archival Collection