Seventeen members of an electric power study group from Korea, having completed a six months' on-the-job training program in the American electric power industry under sponsorship of the International Cooperation Administration visited Hoover Dam Sept. 22, 1958 on their way home. Far left: Boulder Canyon Project Manager L. J. Hudlow, host to the group; Behind group, (American wearing plaid shirt), is R. L. Legler, Electrical Engineer, Bureau of Reclamation. (For rest of identification see accompanying sheet.)
On March 2, 1975, Marilyn Swanson interviewed her neighbor Perle Garrett (born April 27, 1905 in Overbrook, Kansas) in her home in Boulder City, Nevada. This interview covers Boulder City during the 1930s, with special focus on the building of Boulder Dam. Mrs. Garrett relocated to Boulder City because her husband Theodore Garrett was one of the workers at the dam. She also discusses Six Companies houses, family life, the weather, churches in Las Vegas and recreational activities for local children. Her husband is also present during the interview.
A black and white image of 75-year-old Sam Jones by a tent in Williamsville (known to the residents as Ragtown), a makeshift community created near Black Canyon as construction began on the Hoover Dam.
An image of Arizona Street in Boulder City. From this view point, may different city shops are visible, such as the Hoover Dam Visitors Bureau (left) and the Nava-Hopi Trading Post (right).
Virginia "Teddy" Fenton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00022 Collection Name: Virginia "Teddy" Fenton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada Box/Folder: Folder 04
Virginia "Teddy" Fenton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00022 Collection Name: Virginia "Teddy" Fenton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada Box/Folder: Folder 04