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Film transparency showing mesquite bushes and dunes in Death Valley, California, circa 1920s to 1950s
Date
1920 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of bushes and dunes with the text, "The fated Mesquite bushes in the path of the Death Valley sand dunes."
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Slide of hotels and casinos on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, circa 1950s
Date
1951 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas during the day, featuring the Golden Nugget, Hotel Apache, and the Horseshoe.
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Slide of downstream face of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An image of expelled water creating a mist over the Colorado River on the downstream side of Hoover Dam in Black Canyon. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Slide of people in a visitor's tunnel at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An image of two men in one of the visitor's tunnels at Hoover Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of ticket and information kiosk for Lake Mead boat trips, Kingman, Arizona, circa 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
An image of an information kiosk. The signs on the side read: "Tickets for Lake Mead boat trips to Boulder Dam & Grand Canyon" and "Information. Movie and Kodak film."
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Photograph of Lake Mead ticket and information kiosk, Kingman, Arizona, circa 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
An image of an information kiosk. The signs on the side read: "Tickets for Lake Mead boat trips to Boulder Dam & Grand Canyon;" and "Information. Movie and Kodak film;" and 'Scenic booklet. Pictorial Boulder Dam. 35¢. 31 beautiful camera studies. Also highlights of guides lectures." The kiosk stands under a canvas umbrella.
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Photograph of advertisment for construction of Miller Building, Kingman, Arizona, circa 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
An advertisement on a wall for construction of a new building that reads "Front door to Kingman. Building to be erected on this site. For space and information write J. Miller, 211 W. 2nd St., Los Angeles. Phone Michigan 5101." The sign shows an illustration of an art deco style two-story building.
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Film transparency showing Cashman's boat landing and the Emery Line, Nevada, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A shot of cars parked near Cashman's boat landing & the Emery Line.
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Photograph of power generators at Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
An image of a row of power generators under construction at Hoover Dam. Several men are working on one of them. Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Film transparency of Fremont Street and the Las Vegas Club, Las Vegas, circa late 1940s
Date
1945 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
A nighttime view of Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas with the Las Vegas Club in the foreground.
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