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Postcard of Boulder Canyon, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
An artist's rendering of Boulder Canyon. Text printed on front of postcard: "Looking downstream in Boulder Canyon at Hoover Dam site near Las Vegas, Nevada." Text printed on back of postcard: "The Hoover Dam site is 32 miles southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. Work is rapidly progressing on this tremendous project. The dam will be 727 feet high--the gorge is 290 feet wide at the river The dam site is in this narrow gorge, where the river disappears around the bend."
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Film transparency of workers drilling on the canyon floor, Hoover Damn, circa 1930-1935
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Workers drilling on the canyon floor at the site of the Hoover Dam.
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Photographic slide of three people at Tule Springs, Nevada, May 1955
Date
1955-05
Archival Collection
Description
Three people explore the excavation site at Tule Springs.
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Photographic slide of Tule Springs, Nevada, September 28, 1962
Date
1962-09-28
Archival Collection
Description
Written on the slide: "Site #5. Tule Springs area, Nevada."
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Photographic slide of Tule Springs, Nevada, January 1963
Date
1963-01
Archival Collection
Description
View of a ladder into a trench at a Tule Springs work site.
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