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Hoover Dam spillways, approximately 1936-1940
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00100
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Binder PB-012
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Binder PB-012
Archival Component
Photograph of Carl Gray handing Ray Lyman Wilbur the first railroad spur spike for Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1930 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of several prominent figures, in front of a crowd outdoors. From left to right: Governor Balzar of Nevada; Carl Gray, President of Union Pacific Railroad Company; Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of the Interior; Governor of Colorado (possibly Edwin C. Johnson). Gray is handing Lyman the first spike to be driven for the spur line to Boulder Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of people standing at a sign for the Boulder Dam Pier that has rattlesnakes hanging from it, Boulder City, Nevada, April 18, 1931
Date
1931-04-18
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of men and women at a sign for the Boulder Dam Pier. The sign has rattlesnakes draped over it.
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Boulder Dam Blues composed by Stiles, Henry E.: sheet music, 1935
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Bob Stoldal Collection of Nevada Sheet Music
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Collection Number: MS-01094
Collection Name: Bob Stoldal Collection of Nevada Sheet Music
Box/Folder: Box 02
Collection Name: Bob Stoldal Collection of Nevada Sheet Music
Box/Folder: Box 02
Archival Component
Bureau of Reclamation. Boulder Dam. Contains correspondence and memos, 1982 April to 1982 November
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Cannon Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00002
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Papers
Box/Folder: Box 65 (97th Session)
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Papers
Box/Folder: Box 65 (97th Session)
Archival Component
Film transparency of the upstream side of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1936 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Hoover Dam's crest and intake towers.
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Film transparency of the upstream side of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1936 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Hoover Dam's crest and intake towers.
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Film transparency of power generators at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An interior view of Hoover Dam's power house.
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Film transparency showing the interior of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
A view from inside Hoover Dam's powerhouse.
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Film transparency of the upstream side of Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s
Date
1936 to 1937
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of Hoover Dam's crest and intake towers.
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