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

Date

1931 to 1936

Description

A picture of housing in the distance for the Hoover Dam workers in Boulder City, Nevada. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

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Street map of the city of Las Vegas, 1955

Date

1955

Description

20 x 35 cm., folded to 22 x 11 cm. Copyright held by Redwood Pub. Co. "Compliments of 'Buck' Evans 76 Union"--Panel. Index on verso. Includes table of mileages to Las Vegas from other cities in the Southwest. Original publisher: Redwood Publishing Co., Scale: .

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Aerial view of Hughes Helicopters Division of Summa Corporation, Culver City, California, circa late 1950s

Date

1957 to 1959

Description

Hughes Helicopters Division of Summa Corporation in Culver City, California.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen, New York City, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

The black and white view of Grover Whalen (left) and Howard Hughes (right) enjoying the attention from a crowd of thousands of people who attended a parade that celebrated Hughes' completion of his Round the World flight in New York City.

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Photograph of Union Pacific building railroad, Boulder City, Nevada, circa January 1930-1931

Date

1930 to 1931

Description

The Union Pacific building the railroad across the desert to connect the main line at Boulder Junction with Boulder City.

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Film transparency of a panoramic view of the Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1932-1940

Date

1932 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

Panoramic view of the Bureau of Reclamation and Government Park in Boulder City. Government Park is now called Wilbur Square Park.

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Rex Bell in Boulder City, Nevada on with two unidentified women: Handwritten on back "July 4, 1955, Boulder City", 1955 July 04

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Walking Box Ranch Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00346
Collection Name: Walking Box Ranch Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Davis, Ed. Atlantic City Diary: A Century of Memories, 1880–1980 . Egg Harbor City, N.J.: The Laurate Press, 1980

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Larry Fotine Music collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01179
Collection Name: Larry Fotine Music collection
Box/Folder: Box 16

Archival Component

Slide of the construction phase of Hoover Dam, Boulder City, Nevada, November 7, 1931

Date

1931-11-07

Description

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.

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