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Photograph of truck dumping dirt into Colorado River for Hoover Dam cofferdam, circa 1930-1935

Date

1930 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

An image of dirt being dumped into the Colorado River to create a cofferdam at the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site.

Image

Photograph of dirt being dumped into the Colorado River for Hoover Dam cofferdam, circa 1930-1935

Date

1930 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

An image of dirt being dumped into the Colorado River to create a cofferdam at the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site.

Image

Photograph of Hoover Dam construction at night, seen from canyon floor, circa 1930-1935

Date

1930 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

An image showing a downstream view of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site at night, including beginnings of the powerhouse.

Image

Photographic slide of Charles Rozaire at Tule Springs, Nevada, April 1956

Date

1956-04

Description

A close up of Charles Rozaire at CL-245 Site at Tule Springs. Photograph taken by Ruth D. Simpson.

Image

Photographic slide of Wuzzie George near Fallon, Churchill County, Nevada, November 28, 1958

Date

1958-11-28

Description

Written on the slide: "Grimes petroglyph site (CH-3) near Fallon, Churchill County, Nevada. Wuzzie George"

Image

Photographic slide of Charles Rozaire and Don Dancer in Pershing County, Nevada, circa 1950s-1960s

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1969 (year approximate)

Description

Written on the slide: "Charles Rozaire, Don Dancer at site 26-Pe-67. Pershing Co., Nevada."

Image

Photographic slide of Tule Springs, Nevada, September 28, 1962

Date

1962-09-28

Description

Written on the slide is the description: "Water in the Vegas Wash Tule Springs Site, Nevada. September 28, 1962"

Image

Kiel (Taylor) Ranch, 1964

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs from the Kiel (Taylor) Ranch from 1964, including photographs of the ranch, John Park's house, and other buildings. The Kiel Ranch was one of earliest non-indigenous settlements in the Las Vegas Valley, and it has become infamous as the site of the murders of Ed and William Kiel committed in 1900. The ranch is now in North Las Vegas and is administered by the North Las Vegas Neighborhood and Leisure Services Department.

Archival Collection

Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Events, 1978-2006

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The events series (1978-2006) is comprised of documents related to various protests organized or attended by the Nevada Desert Experience (NDE) at the Nevada Test Site (NTS). Materials include speeches, correspondence, newspaper clippings, NDE publications, and workshop training booklets. The materials primarily focus on the August Desert Witness protests (1985-2005), the Lenten Desert Experience protests (1982-2006), and the Millennium 2000 protests (1999-2000).

Archival Collection

Nevada Desert Experience Records
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Collection Number: MS-00524
Collection Name: Nevada Desert Experience Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component