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Photograph of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1920-1955
Date
1920 to 1955
Archival Collection
Description
Picture of the Babcock and Wilcox (B&W) Company steel plant. B&W was the second largest contractor for the Hoover Dam project and built many of the houses that are still in Boulder City for their employees.
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Letter from Bertha Witmer (Las Vegas) to Mayor J. L. Russell and the City Council (Las Vegas), July 24, 1939
Date
1939-07-24
Archival Collection
Description
Letter from a citizen to the Las Vegas City Commission protesting Ordinance No. 247. Left to Right: Asst. Commissioner of Reclamation N. B. Bennett, Jr., Master of Ceremonies; U.S. Senator Alan Bible; Regional Director A.B. West of the Bureau of Reclamation's Region 3. Handwritten text, transcribed by cataloger. Also, J. L. Russell was Mayor of Las Vegas at that time.
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Film transparency showing streets of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1940s
Date
1933 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
An overhead view of buildings in Boulder City, Nevada; a building sign advertising "free Boulder Dam motion pictures" and the Boulder Cafe and neighboring souvenir and flower shops can be seen in the background, along with the Boulder Theater and Boulder Dam Service Bureau building (center).
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Slide of a neigborhood in Boulder City, Nevada, October 12, 1931
Date
1931-10-12
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a residential street in Boulder City.
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Cascata Golf Club, Boulder City, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2016-03-23
Archival Collection
Description
An aerial view of Cascata Golf Club in Boulder City.
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The Bucket of Blood Saloon in Virginia City, Nevada: postcard
Date
1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Exterior view of the Bucket of Blood Saloon sign located in Virginia City, Nevada. Inscription with the image says, "This building, standing since 1876, is one of the most interesting buildings in the Old West."
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Jackpot Crossing Casino wall mounted signs, Carson City, Nevada
Date
2016 (year approximate) to 2020 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
View of the Jackpot Crossing Casino during the day with lit neon.
1897 N Edmonds Dr, Carson City, NV 89701
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Film transparency of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930-1940
Date
1930 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
Picture of a Boulder City housing development facing north.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and crew at a parade, New York, July 15, 1938
Date
1938-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Members of the Howard Hughes flight around the world are (L-to-R) Thomas Thurlow, navigator; Richard Stoddart, radio engineer; Ed Lund, mechanic and H. P. Connor, co-navigator, as they rode in the welcoming parade in New York City 7-15-38."
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