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Slide of the This Is The Place Monument, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1990s

Date

1990 to 1999

Description

A view of the right-hand side of the This is the Place Monument. Several individual sculptures make up the full monument. The This is the Place Monument is a historical monument at the This is the Place Heritage Park, located on the east side of Salt Lake City, Utah, at the mouth of Emigration Canyon. It is named in honor of Brigham Young's famous statement in 1847 that the Latter-day Saint pioneers should settle in the Salt Lake Valley. Sculpted between 1939 and 1947 by Mahonri M. Young, a grandson of Brigham Young, it stands as a monument to the Mormon pioneers as well as the explorers and settlers of the American West. It was dedicated by LDS Church President George Albert Smith on 24 July 1947, the hundredth anniversary of the pioneers entering the Salt Lake Valley. It replaced a much smaller monument located nearby.

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Photograph of Boulder Highway between Boulder City and Kingman, Arizona, circa 1935

Date

1934 to 1936

Archival Collection

Description

An image of Boulder Highway between Boulder City and Kingman.

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Photograph of a barber shaving a customer, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1947-1950

Date

1950 to 1975

Description

A barber shaving an unidentified customer in Boulder City, Nevada.

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Photograph of athletic field construction, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1947-1950

Date

1947 to 1950

Description

A view of the construction of an athletic field in Boulder City, Nevada.

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Film transparency of the Visitors Bureau, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1940

Date

1933 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

An exterior view of the Visitors Bureau in downtown Boulder City.

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Film transparency of a woman, possibly Boulder City, Nevada, May 17, 1939

Date

1939-05-17

Description

Cecelia, probably in Boulder City, Nevada standing outside.

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Architectural drawing of the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), toilet plans, 1985

Date

1985

Description

Plans for the construction of the Showboat Hotel Casino in Atlantic City from 1985. Original material: parchment. Scale: 1/4 inch = 1 foot.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

Latest Drawing Revision: 1985-10-03

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Photograph of Elton Garrett and students, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1940s

Date

Unknown year in the decade of the 1940s (year approximate)

Description

Elton Garrett [right] poses with students in front of a building in Boulder City. Note: Patron commented that Mary Jane Carter Smith of the Boulder City High School Class of 1943 identified the following individuals in this photograph: unnamed teacher, unknown male, Mary Robertson, Frank Shelton, Delores Brown, Bob Clark, Lola Dunbar, Elton Garrett (teacher). Also commented that the photograph was probably taken around 1942.

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