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Photograph of people on porches, Caliente (Nev.), 1907
Date
1907
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified women and children stand on the porches of homes in Caliente, Nevada. Mountains are visible behind the homes.
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Photographs of swimmers at Lake Mead, 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Several adults and children sit on the beach and swim in Lake Mead.
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Biographical essay by Samuel Newman, 2014
Date
2014
Archival Collection
Description
Samuel Newman describes his experience during the Holocaust and being separated from his siblings at different orphanages. He was in Kyrgyzstan from 1943 to 1946, and at an orphanage in Poland until 1951. Newman trained in graphic arts and spent some time in the military in Israel. He came to the United States in 1968.
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Film transparency of a general view of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s-1940s
Date
1930 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
The view of unidentified children playing in the snow with their snowboard in front of the Bureau of Reclamation Building located at 1200 Park Street Boulder City, Nevada.
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Film transparency showing Winged Figures of the Republic, circa mid 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An image of two children looking up at the Winged Figures of the Republic sculptures at Hoover Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Musical performance: photographic print
Date
1940 (year approximate) to 1949 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
A woman plays violin with another man and pianist watching in the background. Several children sit in the audience and watch.
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