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Photograph of view from the Hoover Dam, December 20, 1936

Date

1936-12-20

Description

Water being released from the dam into the reservoir below. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

Image

Photograph of valley near Colorado River, Boulder City (Nev.), approximately 1930-1934

Date

1930 to 1934

Description

The valley of the Colorado River in Boulder City in the early 1930s. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

Image

Photograph of construction at dam's base, Hoover Dam, approximately 1932-19336

Date

1932 to 1936

Description

A blurry photograph of the construction of the power house at the Hoover Dam. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

Image

Photograph of a blast, Hoover Dam, approximately 1931-1936

Date

1931 to 1936

Description

A blast during the construction on the Hoover Dam near the dormitories. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

Image

Photograph of a bridge, Hoover Dam, approximately 1931-1936

Date

1931 to 1936

Description

A bridge used for construction on the Hoover Dam in early 1930s. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

Image

Photograph of a turbine, Hoover Dam, 1931-1936

Date

1931 to 1936

Description

The inside of the turbine room in the Hoover Dam in the early 1930s. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

Image

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Founder's Day committee report

Date

1996-11-02

Description

From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.

Text

Photographs and clippings from Temple Beth Sholom scrapbook, 1970s-1990s

Date

1948 to 2000

Archival Collection

Description

Photographs and correspondence document the history of Temple Beth Sholom, including the ground breaking and construction of the campus in Summerlin. Also included in this set of images are photographs of Rita Deanin Abbey fabricating the Wall of Creation installation for the Temple on Oakey Boulevard in the 1970s.

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Pahrump, Nevada, 1910-1990

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs from Pahrump, Nevada from 1910 to 1950, and document the activities of the Hughes, Ruud, Turner, Wiley, Ford, Hafen, and Brown families. Materials include photographs of animals, ranch work, buildings, cattle, wells, crops, Cathedral Canyon, the airstrip, homesteading grounds, cabins, mushroom clouds from the Nevada Test Site, the First Pahrump Harvest Festival, ranchers, the Pahrump School, the Pahrump Trading Post, irrigation systems, Noonday Mill, and the Pahrump Store. Materials also contain photographs of several ranches in the Pahrump Valley, including the Pahrump Ranch, Hidden Hills (Yount) Ranch, Resting Spring Ranch, Wiley Ranch, and Hafen Ranch.

Archival Collection

Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00221
Collection Name: Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Nevada Division of State Parks Records

Identifier

MS-00136

Abstract

The Nevada Division of State Parks Records consist of materials produced or collected between 1863 and 1978 by the Nevada Division of State Parks. The collection includes materials recovered at Spring Mountain Ranch belonging to the Kiel, George, and Wilson families. The majority of the collection consists of administrative records and correspondence from the Nevada Division of State Parks. It also contains a photograph album of images taken during excavation efforts at the Pueblo Grande de Nevada archaeological site.

Archival Collection