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Film transparency showing an aerial view of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1940s

Date

1933 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An aerial view of Boulder City, Nevada.

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Photograph of Paul Fisher, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1980s

Date

1980 to 1989

Description

A portrait of Paul Fisher in Boulder City, Nevada. Fisher was the owner of the Fisher Pon Company, and a resident of Boulder City, Nevada.

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Photograph of Boulder City High School athletic stadium construction, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1951

Date

1950 to 1952

Description

The installation of the original lighting system installed at the Boulder City High School athletic field in Boulder City, Nevada. Bruce Eaton, right center, assists in placement of concrete.

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Photograph of high school, Boulder City, Nevada, 1951

Date

1951

Description

Boulder City High School.

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Carson Nugget marquee sign, Carson City, Nevada

Date

2020

Description

View of the marquee for the Carson Nugget during the day with unlit neon.

507 N Carson St, Carson City, NV 89701

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Postcard of miners in Virginia City, Nevada, circa 1920s-1930s

Date

1920 to 1939

Description

A group photograph of unidentified miners on shift in Virginia City, Nevada. Printed on the front of the card: "Miners on shift - Virginia City, Nevada."

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Slide of the Penguin Restaurant, Carson City, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the front exterior and neon sign for the blue and white Penguin Restaurant, located in Carson City, Nevada. The sign features an image of a penguin.

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Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada

Identifier

PH-00071

Abstract

The Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada depict the construction of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam and the development of Boulder City, Nevada from 1869 to 1974, with a bulk of the materials dating from 1929 to 1940. The photographs primarily depict the construction operations in Black Canyon, including digging tunnels, pouring concrete, building the power plant, and inspections by Bureau of Reclamation engineers. The photographs also depict Boulder City, including schools, workers, and dormitories. The collection also includes photographs of St. Thomas, Nevada, Lake Mead, Nelson’s Landing, Nevada, and an archaeological excavation near Lake Mohave, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Howard Hughes and crew at a parade, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

Description printed photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "They also flew! New York City--- Heroes yesterday, spectators today. Standing obscurely on the sidelines while New York acclaimed Howard Hughes and his four companions with a typical ticker-tape parade up Broadway, were two men respective aeronautical feats also set the world agog. Second from left is Capt. J. Erroll Boyd, who flew from Toronto, Can, to London in 1930. On that flight he had as his companion and navigator Harry P. M. Connor, who served in the same capacity on the Hughes flight. Beside Boyd, (smoking cigarette) is Roger Q. Williams, who, in 1929, flew from Old Orchard Beach, ME, to Rome. Credit Line (ACME) 7/15/38 (FULL)"

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The Union wall mounted signs, Carson City, Nevada

Date

2016 (year approximate) to 2020 (year approximate)

Description

View of the wall mounted signs for The Union during the day.

302 N Carson St, Carson City, NV 89701

The Union

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