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Boulder City, Nevada and Hoover Dam photographs, 1930-1935

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Scope and Contents

Materials depict the construction of Boulder City, Nevada and the Hoover (Boulder) Dam from 1930 to 1935. The photographs primarily depict construction of the master planned community of Boulder City, which was built to house workers during the construction of the dam. The photographs also depict construction of the dam, surveyors working in Black Canyon and on the Colorado River, and buildings in Boulder City. The photographs also depict Williamsville, the small settlement that preceded Boulder City.

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00043
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Film transparency of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931-circa 1940s

Date

1931 (year uncertain; year approximate) to Unknown year in the decade of the 1940s

Archival Collection

Description

An image of Arizona Street (pointing northeast) in Boulder City. From this view point, may different city shops are visible, such as a Shell gas station, the Visitors Bureau, and the Nava-Hopi Trading Post, as well as a sign directing visitors to the nearby Hoover Dam. The Hoover Dam Visitors Bureau was originally known as the Boulder Dam Tourist Service Bureau, as the dam's name officially changed in 1947.

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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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Proposal for the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), circa 1985

Date

1983 to 1986

Description

Bound proposal for the Atlantic City Showboat including artist's conceptions, vicinity map, shade impact study, and architectural drawings for all major components.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

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Photograph of a Showboat Hotel and Casino restaurant (Atlantic City), 1987

Date

1987

Description

Detailed interior of the Showboat Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City showing a ship's replica with wooden sculptures of pirates, monks, knights, and coats of arms.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

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T-Shirt Color: Green; Front: City Of Junction City, Kansas Police, Dept. Emblem, approximately 2001-2012

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File

Archival Collection

New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00459
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 28

Archival Component

Film transparency showing aerial view of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931-1940s

Date

1931 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An aerial view of Boulder City.

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Film transparency showing aerial view of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931-1940s

Date

1931 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An aerial view of Boulder City.

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Film transparency showing aerial view of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931-1940s

Date

1931 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An aerial view of Boulder City.

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Photograph of Short City in Rhyolite, Nevada, circa 1920s-1955

Date

1920 to 1955

Archival Collection

Description

Picture of building structures in Short City, Rhyolite.

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