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The Globe Theatre marquee in New York City: postcard

Date

1923

Archival Collection

Description

"Globe Theatre-New York City-1923. My first show. Grace Hayes age 25-1923. For Dillingham. Fred & Adele Astaire."-handwritten inscription by Grace Hayes. (postcard). Black and white duplicate in photo sleeve was not digitized.

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Photograph of archaeological headquarters building, Lost City (Nev.), 1934

Date

1934

Description

Archaeological headquarters building, "SP project", in the Lost City settlement near Overton, Nevada.

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Photograph of engineer's camp, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1933

Date

1932 to 1934

Description

Engineer's camp in Boulder City, Nevada. Horses are seen in foreground plowing dirt for road.

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Photograph of a construction project, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1950

Date

1949 to 1951

Description

An overview of a construction project, involving an athletic field seen in the background, in Boulder City, Nevada.

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Slide of the Hiway 50 Motel, Carson City, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the neon sign for the Hiway 50 Motel, located in Carson City, Nevada.

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Boulder City, Nevada and Hoover Dam photographs, 1930-1935

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Materials depict the construction of Boulder City, Nevada and the Hoover (Boulder) Dam from 1930 to 1935. The photographs primarily depict construction of the master planned community of Boulder City, which was built to house workers during the construction of the dam. The photographs also depict construction of the dam, surveyors working in Black Canyon and on the Colorado River, and buildings in Boulder City. The photographs also depict Williamsville, the small settlement that preceded Boulder City.

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00043
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

City Center Motel at night, 1986

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00225
Collection Name: Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Binder PB-005

Archival Component

Film transparency showing streets of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1940s

Date

1933 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An image of cars, buildings, and landscape of Boulder City; the Boulder Dam Hotel, located at 1305 Arizona Street, can be seen in the background across the road from a building sign advertising "free Boulder Dam motion pictures".

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Postcard of Helldorado Parade, Boulder City (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Helldorado Parade in Boulder City, Nevada during the 1950s. Inscription with photo reads "D.D. entered while living in Pahrump. Won 2nd Prize. E(?) Bacus was one, beside D.D. on float. All were dressed in covered wagon style as #2.0" [identified by Dorothy Dorothy 11-1-84]

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Postcard showing the Boulder Cafe in Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An exterior view of the Boulder Cafe in Boulder City, "The city that built Boulder Dam."

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