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Photograph of Calico City, Barstow (Calif.), 1912-1916
Date
1912 to 1916
Archival Collection
Description
Written on the front of the photo: "Old Calico City via Beacon Tavern, Barstow, Calif." A handwritten inscription found on the back reads: "Nearly a ghost town, but as you know, there are many mines still being worked on in these mountains."
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Slide of a family in Boulder City, Nevada, circa early 1930s
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of women and children posing in front of a makeshift home in in Ragtown, an area near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City.
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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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Boulder City home of Jack Weiler, 1938
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Virginia "Teddy" Fenton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00022
Collection Name: Virginia "Teddy" Fenton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 02
Collection Name: Virginia "Teddy" Fenton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 02
Archival Component
Photograph of street construction, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1933.
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
Wide view of street construction in Boulder City, NV. Dormitories are present in background.
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Photograph of street construction, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1933.
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
Constructing street in Boulder City, NV. Cement mixer was run by cable, by hand.
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Photograph of automobile and camp building, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Boulder City. Another building at Camp Williston. An automobile is parked to the side of the structure.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and his 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: "Gen. view parade: As globe fliers braved Broadway blizzard, New York. Although they didn't encounter a single snowflake on their roaring dash across Siberia, Howard Hughes and his four-man crew met a regular blizzard (of Broadway ticker tape) today as New York paid them homage as only New York know how. This is a view of the scene as the triumphal procession proceeded from the Battery to City Call. In the car are (left to right) Grover Whalen, President of the New York World's Fair, Howard Hughes and Al Lodwick, his press representative. (w) 7-15-38.30."
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Photograph of City Hall, North Las Vegas, circa 1970
Date
1969 to 1971
Archival Collection
Description
An aerial black and white picture of the North Las Vegas City Hall.
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