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Photograph of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1934
Date
1932 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
View of Boulder City, Nevada, showing mostly residential neighborhoods, as well as the Bureau of Reclamation Administration Building (at center left), the Boulder Theatre building on Arizona Street (light-colored building with arches, to the right of the center),and businesses on the Nevada Highway.
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Boulder City, Nevada, 1986
Level of Description
Series
Scope and Contents
Materials contain photographic slides of neon signs in Boulder City, Nevada from 1986.
Archival Collection
Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00225
Collection Name: Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Photograph of a building in Virginia City, Nevada, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1910
Archival Collection
Description
The Territorial Enterprise in Virginia City, Nevada.
Image
Photograph of Boulder City, Nevada, September 20, 1933
Date
1933-09-20
Archival Collection
Description
The grayscale view from an unidentified park of Boulder City, Nevada. The Boulder Dam Theater building can be seen on the far right.
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Newspaper clipping, City lifts ban on daytime watering for 15-Day period, Las Vegas Sun, July 25, 1950
Date
1950-07-25
Archival Collection
Description
Newspaper article informing the public that the Las Vegas City Commission lifted the restriction on daytime lawn watering for 15 days, with the commission calling on volunteerism for the time period.
Text
Panoramic photograph of downtown Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933 - late 1930s
Date
1933 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
View of downtown Boulder City seen from Government Park (later Wilbur Square Park). Well known buildings can be seen from this angle, including St. Andrew's Catholic Church (left), City Hall (left, center), the Boulder Theater building that contained the Boulder Dam Service Bureau (right, center), and the Boulder Dam Hotel (right).
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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 photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "They also flew! New York City--- Heroes yesterday, spectators today. Standing obscurely on the sidelines while New York acclaimed Howard Hughes and his four companions with a typical ticker-tape parade up Broadway, were two men respective aeronautical feats also set the world agog. Second from left is Capt. J. Erroll Boyd, who flew from Toronto, Can, to London in 1930. On that flight he had as his companion and navigator Harry P. M. Connor, who served in the same capacity on the Hughes flight. Beside Boyd, (smoking cigarette) is Roger Q. Williams, who, in 1929, flew from Old Orchard Beach, ME, to Rome. Credit Line (ACME) 7/15/38 (FULL)"
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Slide of Boulder City, Nevada, circa late 1930s-1950s
Date
1936 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An aerial view of Boulder City and Lake Mead.
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Slide of the Virginia City historic marker, Virginia City, Nevada, circa 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of a historic marker for tourists to take a picture with. The sign has "Virginia City-Queen of the Comstock" inscribed on it with details about the Comstock Lode, which was "the largest body of precious metals ever discovered on Earth."
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Photograph of book displays at the Boulder City Library, Boulder City, Nevada, November 10, 1950
Date
1950-11-10
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of two books displays ("Old Friends" and "New Friends")at the Boulder City Library. The library was then housed in the basement of the city's municipal building.
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