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Photograph of work camps, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1931

Date

1930 to 1932

Description

Tent camp for engineers for the dam; road from Las Vegas at left, road to McKeeversville at right. Handwritten note on back of card: "Tends for workers on railroad (Lewis Construction Co.) plus some for engineers. Lewis Construction built the railroad. Letournean built the highway. Bur. of Reclamation contracted out building of streets and sewers." - W.A. Davis.

Image

Photograph of work camps, Boulder City (Nev), circa 1933

Date

1932 to 1934

Description

Tent camps for people waiting for work at the Dam, located just before Railroad Pass. Note on back ""Ross kept a sidewinder in a box on rt. side of water ladys tent (tent in backghround at right). Ross' camp (left, background). He was bitten by the rattlesnake. Location where elderly lady sold water at the top of the Pass. $0.05 glass and $0.25 to fill a radiator. Guss Nugeat's mine out of picture to the left. Only about 5 cars a day came by in 1930."" - W.A. Davis

Image

Boulder City High School under construction, 1949-1950

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File

Archival Collection

Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 14

Archival Component

Exteriors of City of Las Vegas Office of Business Development, 2000

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File

Archival Collection

Robert Beckmann Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00381
Collection Name: Robert Beckmann Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 09

Archival Component

Reading for Carson City Library, photocopy, 1972 April 17

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Joanne de Longchamps Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00424
Collection Name: Joanne de Longchamps Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02

Archival Component

Photograph of YESCO Salt Lake City, Utah division, undated

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) Corporate Records
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Collection Number: MS-00403
Collection Name: Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) Corporate Records
Box/Folder: Box 14

Archival Component

Hubbard home in Canon City, Colorado, 1929 March 04

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File

Archival Collection

Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00014
Collection Name: Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 22 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Hubbard home in Canon City, Colorado, 1929 March 04

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File

Archival Collection

Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00014
Collection Name: Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 22 (Restrictions apply)

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Laubach's Recreation Tavern, Boulder City, Nevada, 1932 August

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File

Archival Collection

Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00265
Collection Name: Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 04

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Postcard: miners in Virginia City, Nevada, approximately 1920-1940

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00014
Collection Name: Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 08 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component