Description provided with image: "Left to right: Nadeon Voss; Elton Garrett, and Josephine Hammond examine documents related to Boulder City's incorporation (Jo Hammond was secretary to Dr. Henry J. Reining, architect of Boulder City's incorporation; Dr. Reining used Elton Garrett's office in 1949-50 to produce the Reining Report)."
Black and white image of swing shift construction workers sitting in trucks, ready to leave from dormitory #2 in Boulder City to Hoover Dam. Prior to the arrival of cold weather, the canyon workers were transported to their jobs in buses. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
Letter to his mother. There is a list of photographs by number with a description of each. He briefly addressed the festivities of July 4th, including the fact that there were no fireworks because of the high risk of fires.