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Map of Death Valley and surrounding areas in southern California, southern Nevada and Arizona, 1930
Date
1930
Archival Collection
Description
Col. ; 51 x 69 cm. Oblique perspective map. Relief shown by landform drawings and spot heights. North is toward upper-right corner. "1M--10-33--1846--A.P.Co." printed in lower left corner. Published by the Pacific Coast Borax Company, Los Angeles, California, 1930. Signed by Howard Burke near lower right corner.
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Film transparency of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931-1936
Date
1931 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
An image showing an aerial view of Boulder City. The outlines of the small city are distinctively marked by the stark contrast between the city's greenery and the surrounding desert. Bits of the airplane from which the image itself was taken can be seen in the upper right corner of the photograph.
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Film transparency of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931-1936
Date
1931 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
An image showing an aerial view of Boulder City. The outlines of the small city are distinctively marked by the stark contrast between the city's greenery and the surrounding desert. Note: Bits of the airplane from which the image itself was taken can be seen in the upper right corner of the photograph.
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Photograph of construction site, Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the lowering of what appears to be a gondola car onto power house tracks at Hoover (Boulder) Dam.
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Dunes Hotel and Casino Records
Identifier
MS-00328
Abstract
The Dunes Hotel and Casino Records are comprised of administrative, publicity, and entertainment materials documenting the history of the Dunes Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from the years 1954 to 1992. Included are correspondence, contracts, photographs, hotel budgets, and an early aerial photograph of the property. The material provides a significant amount of historical documentation of the hotel that was long known to tourists and residents as the "the Miracle in the Desert."
Archival Collection
Photograph of penstock tunnel, Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
Date
1931 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the penstock being put in a tunnel at Hoover (Boulder) Dam.
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Film transparency of downstream construction, Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s
Date
1933 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Hoover Dam's downstream base during construction.
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Photograph of the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge under construction and casting shadows on the Nevada side of Black Canyon, July 30, 2010
Date
2010-07-30
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notes: "Sunrise from the top of Sugarloaf. In the summer months, the sunrise is far enough north to create wonderful shadows on the Nevada side walls of Black Canyon. July 30, 2010." Site Name: Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge
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