Black and white image of Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of Interior, naming the Boulder Dam (name officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947) at a ceremony celebrating the beginning of work on the Boulder Canyon Project and the beginning of the construction of Union Pacific Railroad from Boulder Junction (Bracken Junction) to the dam site.
The Harriet Trudell Papers (1949-2006) document Trudell's activities as a Democratic Party advocate, feminist, Civil Rights activist, campaign advisor, and precinct organizer. Materials consist of correspondence, photographs, conference programs, election memorabilia, speeches, and newspaper clippings. There are also papers from the various organizations Trudell was involved in including The Feminist Majority, International Plans for Action, Americans for Democratic Action, and the Nevada Democratic Party.
The Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (approximately 1922-1969) consists of black-and-white photographic prints of Boulder City, Nevada, and Lake Mead and Hoover Dam areas, located on the border between Arizona and Nevada. The images depict the interior, exterior, and construction stages of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam). There is also an aerial photograph of Boulder City, Nevada.