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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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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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Outgoing President of Boulder City Jaycees William O'Burke congratulating the incoming President Tom Sullivan, Boulder City, Nevada, approximately 1948

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00265
Collection Name: Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 17

Archival Component

Film transparency of Peace-Seekers Clipper Club, Boulder City, Nevada, June 21, 1984

Date

1984-06-21

Description

Peace-Seekers Clipper Club. Top row: Candice Kelley (she coordinated the program), Mike Madsen, Ron Dale, Chris Smith, and Principal Dorrell Booth. Seated: Paul Hunt, Dawn Ruiz, Stacy Murn, and Randy Bell. This group of seven eighth graders won the privilege of reading a winning world-peace-negotiators news article to Boulder City Rotarians in Boulder City, Nevada Thursday June 21, 1984.

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Proposed hotel for the Atlantic City Convention Center, before 1977

Date

1972 to 1977

Description

Bound proposal for a hotel/casino in the Atlantic City Convention Center including artist's conception, vicinity map, site map, and architectural drawings of all main components. This plan was not built. It appears to be an early iteration of the Playboy.
Site Name: Atlantic City Convention Center
Address: Atlantic City, NJ

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Howard Hughes standing on the outside steps of City Hall as he poses for pictures in New York City, New York, 1938 July 15

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 12

Archival Component

Film transparency of Erma Godbey working on an art project in Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1950s-1960s

Date

1950 to 1969

Description

Erma Godbey working on an art project in Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1950s-1960s.

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Photograph of Jack Weiler and Dorothy Weiler in Boulder City (Nev.), 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

Boulder City Ranger John R. "Jack" Weiler and daughter, Dorothy Weiler, in a hotel room at the Boulder City Hotel in Boulder City, 1970s.

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