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Correspondence, F.R. McNamee to H.E. George
Date
1905-11 to 1905-12
Archival Collection
Description
This folder is from the "Correspondence" file of the Sadie and Hampton George Papers (MS-00434)
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Photograph of Carl Gray handing Ray Lyman Wilbur the first railroad spur spike for Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1930 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of several prominent figures, in front of a crowd outdoors. From left to right: Governor Balzar of Nevada; Carl Gray, President of Union Pacific Railroad Company; Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of the Interior; Governor of Colorado (possibly Edwin C. Johnson). Gray is handing Lyman the first spike to be driven for the spur line to Boulder Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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