Wayne Keeley, principal of Boulder City Elementary School, sitting at his desk in Boulder City, Nevada. Additional information provided with image: "This is the office of the principal of the Boulder City elementary school. It is the rear portion of the space originally set Aside for the girls' Cloak corridor. Reference is again made to Plan No. 45 - - D1538."

Black and white image of a typical privy used by the school children of Boulder City in their first residential schools. It was later replaced by a federal sewage disposal system.

53 x 52 cm. on sheet 56 x 87 cm. Includes inset maps of Boulder City, Henderson, Nellis Air Force Base and Las Vegas area. Map was probably published in 1958 because it shows the Stardust Hotel and Casino, which opened in 1958, but not the Convention Center, which opened in 1959. Includes index. Original publisher: Map Corporation of America.

Steve Evans is a native of Henderson, Nevada; living there when it was little more than an industrial town. In this interview, Steve tells of his humble life in Henderson's Carver Park community to becoming the owner of a home formerly owned by a teenage mentor, Flora Dungan, who founded Focus, a youth counseling program where he worked. Steve's penchant for architecture threads through this narrative. Among the stories he shares is of his efforts to recover information about his John S. Park home, which was built in 1964, designed by Kennard Design Group of California and considered the best example of mid-century modern architecture in Las Vegas. In addition, Steve is an informed observer of a community in transition. He tells about the thriving commerce of Fremont Street shifting to Maryland Parkway, the beginning of the Arts District, the impact of events on the John S. Park Neighborhood sense of community, events such as the Stratosphere wanting to build a roller coaster as well as the movement to give John S. Park a historical designation. Steve left Las Vegas for a few years to purse his career in social justice and activism. He returned home and has been a involved in community service, a City Planning Commissioner, Chair of the Downtown Design Review among other committees.

On a sunny day in the desert, unnamed construction men work on a building that will later be the Visitors Bureau located on Arizona Street in Boulder City, Nevada.

The mountains near Virginia City, Nevada. Virga can be seen falling from the clouds. Like many cities and towns in Nevada, Virginia City was a mining boomtown; it developed virtually overnight as a result of miners rushing to the Comstock Lode silver strike of 1859 on the eastern slopes of Mount Davidson. But, Virginia City far surpassed all others for its peak of population, technological advancements developed there, and for providing the population base upon which Nevada qualified for statehood. The riches of the Comstock Lode inspired men to hunt for silver mines throughout Nevada and other parts of the American West. At its peak, Virginia City had a population of over 25,000 residents and was called the richest city in America. Dominated by San Francisco moneyed interests, Virginia City was heralded as the sophisticated interior partner of San Francisco. “San Francisco on the coast and Virginia City inland” became the mantra of west coast Victorian entrepreneurs. Early Virginia City settlers were in large part the backwash from San Francisco and the California Gold Rush, ten years before. Mine owners who made a killing in the Comstock mines spent most of their wealth in San Francisco.

A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of Boulder City, Nevada. In the image, the outlines of the small city are distinctively marked by the stark contrast between the city's greenery and the surrounding red desert. Transcribed onto the top border of the image: "Boulder City, Nevada."