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View from the Nevada utility tower of Boulder Dam, showing the Memorial Day exercises in connection with the unveiling of the plaque commemorating the men who gave their lives in the construction of Boulder Dam: photographic print, 1935 May 30
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00267
Collection Name: Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02
Collection Name: Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02
Archival Component
View of the open cut portion of the switchyard control circuit tunnel. Shovel is excavating for the switchyard, and the building in the foreground is the power sub-station. The Babcock and Wilcox Company plant can be seen in the extreme background: photographic print, 1935 June 01
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00267
Collection Name: Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02
Collection Name: Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02
Archival Component
Looking downstream from Nevada side, showing Boulder Dam, spillways, intake towers, etc. Note general clean-up, road work, and intake tower lanterns in place: photographic print, 1935 September 27
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00267
Collection Name: Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02
Collection Name: Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02
Archival Component
Panorama looking downstream in Black Canyon, taken from the Nevada side, showing the upstream face of Boulder Dam, Arizona and Nevada spillways, intake towers, cableways and general construction: photographic print, 1934 May 12
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00267
Collection Name: Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02
Collection Name: Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02
Archival Component
Panorama looking downstream in Black Canyon, taken from the Nevada side, showing the upstream face of Boulder Dam, Arizona and Nevada spillways, intake towers, cableways and general construction: photographic print, 1934 May 12
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00267
Collection Name: Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02
Collection Name: Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02
Archival Component
Looking up from a point below the lower portals, showing the government pumping plant (lower left), the Six Companies' compressor plant (middle left), the location of the lower portals, and the highway loop above the canyon wall (upper center): photographic print, 1931 July 30
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00267
Collection Name: Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Collection Name: Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Photograph of the view from Fortification Hill, Lake Mead, circa 1935-1950
Date
1935 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
The view from the top of Fortification Hill overlooking Lake Mead. Created in the late 1930s when Hoover Dam was built atop of the Colorado River, Lake Mead is one of the largest man-made reservoirs in the United States at 112 miles long and 500 feet deep.
Image
Photograph of John L. Manis in front of Boulder Theatre, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of John L. Manis looking up at an unidentified man using a ladder to adjust the letters on the Boulder Theatre sign. The Boulder Theater is located at 1225 Arizona Street in Boulder City. The sign reads: "Boulder Theatre; The Story of Hoover Dam; Free daily 8 AM to 6 PM."
Image
Photograph of Black Canyon and the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge under construction, Nevada-Arizona border, June 29, 2009
Date
2009-06-29
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notes: "Evening view downstream from the Arizona side of the Black Canyon with the old crane platform (from Hoover Dam construction) below, June 29, 2009." Site Name: Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge
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Transcript of interview with Lamar Foremaster by Gregory Hall, February 14, 1979
Date
1979-02-14
Archival Collection
Description
On February 14, 1979, Gregory M. Hall interviewed his coworker, LaMar Foremaster (born May 9th, 1907 in Alamo, Nevada) at his place of business, Anderson Dairy, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview covers the changes, growth, and development of Southern Nevada from 1907 to 1979. During the interview LaMar discusses the Old Ranch, Boulder Dam, Hoover Dam, Fremont Street and the Strip. He also talks about his religious ties to the Mormon Church and his political activities in Las Vegas.
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