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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

Photograph of a parade procession for Howard Hughes, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

An aerial view of a crowd consisting of thousands of people who attended a parade that celebrated Howard Hughes completion of his flight round-the-world flight in New York City.

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Lewis Homes Boulder City: Boulder City, Lewis Homes, 1983

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Farnsworth Collection on Housing in Clark County, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00497
Collection Name: Farnsworth Collection on Housing in Clark County, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 02

Archival Component

Film transparency of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1940s

Date

1941 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An image of Nevada Way, a street in Boulder City. Cars are parked outside of various stores lining the street, such as a cafe and a Shell gas station. A white sign attached to a lamppost directs visitors to Hoover Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Slide of an architecural drawing of Boulder City, Nevada, circa February 1931

Date

1931-02

Description

A black and white image of an architectural layout plan of Boulder City streets.

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Boulder City, Nevada photographs, 1930-1969

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographic prints, photographic slides, and photographic negatives of Boulder City, Nevada from 1930 to 1969. The photographs depict buildings in Boulder City, including City Hall, the Bureau of Reclamation headquarters, the Boulder Theatre, the Boulder Dam Hotel, the Boulder City airport, the Visitors Bureau, businesses, and houses.

Archival Collection

L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00100
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of Boulder City (Nev.), 1930

Date

1930

Description

A black and white aerial view of the Hoover Dam Project area before the construction started. Written on the photo is: "Boulder City, Hoover Dam Project near Las Vegas, Nevada. Oakes #175."

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Boulder City, Nevada - Proposed Industrial City - Nevada, 1956-1965

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00397
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Collection
Box/Folder: Box 88 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

The Nugget Casino in Carson City, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- The Nugget Casino in Carson City, Nevada.

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