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Photograph of trench backfilling, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1933

Date

1932 to 1934

Description

Workers filling sewer trenches Boulder City, NV.

Image

Aerial photograph of Boulder City, Nevada, 1974 August 18

Level of Description

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: Oversized Box SH-063

Archival Component

Film transparency of downtown and the Nevada Highway, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930-1940

Date

1930 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

A view of downtown Boulder City and the Nevada Highway. Buildings that can be seen include the Nava-Hopi Indian Store, the Green Hut Cafe, the Bureau of Reclamation Administration building, the Terminal Building, a Texaco service gas station, and Delmar's Drug.

Image

Proposal for the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), circa 1985

Date

1983 to 1986

Description

Bound proposal for the Atlantic City Showboat including artist's conceptions, vicinity map, shade impact study, and architectural drawings for all major components.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

Image

Photograph of trains, Boulder City (Nev.), approximately 1931-1936

Date

1931 to 1936

Description

A train passing Boulder City, Nevada near the workers' dormitories. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

Image

Photograph of water skier, Boulder City (Nev.), 1943

Date

1943

Description

Unidentified water skier, possibly, James (Rusty) Russell Meyers, on Lake Mead, for promotional photos taken at the lake by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.

Image

Photograph of a Showboat Hotel and Casino restaurant (Atlantic City), 1987

Date

1987

Description

Detailed interior of the Showboat Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City showing a ship's replica with wooden sculptures of pirates, monks, knights, and coats of arms.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

Image

Film transparency of "Big Bertha" near Boulder City, Nevada, circa early 1930s

Date

1931 to 1935

Description

Black and white image of "Big Bertha," the Six Companies, Inc. motor transport used to haul workmen between Boulder City and Hoover Dam. This double-decker truck could haul 154 men. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Image

Photograph of Nadeon Voss, Elton Garrett, and Josephine Hammond, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1981

Date

1981

Description

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)."

Image

Photograph of Boy Scouts in Armistice Day parade, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930-1940

Date

1930 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

Boy Scouts' color guard in Armistice Day parade near Government Park, Boulder City

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