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Photograph of Memorial Day, Hoover Dam, May 30, 1937
Date
1937-05-30
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of crowds waiting to visit the Hoover Dam power plant on Memorial Day in 1937. Many people are holding tickets ready for the guide to collect. The roof of the cashier's booth is visible beyond the awning. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of filming of "Viva Las Vegas," Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1963-1964
Date
1963 to 1964
Archival Collection
Description
A crowd watches nighttime filming of the motion picture "Viva Las Vegas" in a parking lot outside of the Sands Hotel.
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Photograph of tourists at Hoover Dam, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Hoover Dam tour, outside. Electrical lines can be seen over the crowd of people, with generators to the right. Ahead, structures within the mountains can be seen. Photograph by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of the Flying Boat hull being moved form the hangar, Culver City, California, 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
The Flying Boat hull being moved from the Culver City plant to a dock on Terminal Island in Long Beach, California. A crowd of onlookers is gathered to watch.
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Photograph of vintage airplanes at Las Vegas Airport, circa 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a crowd of people standing between two rows of vintage 1920s planes at the Las Vegas Airport (which later became Nellis Air Force Base). Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
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Photograph of Archie C. Grant giving a speech, Las Vegas, circa March 17, 1957
Date
1957-03-17
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Archie C. Grant standing behind a podium as he gives a speech on what is most likely the dedication of Frazier Hall to a crowd of people in Las Vegas, Nevada. A Las Vegas Union School District bus can be seen in the background.
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Linda Lister, Associate Professor of Voice, Director of Opera, performs at Emergency Arts in Downtown Las Vegas with Sin City Opera: digital photographs
Date
2016-06-20
Archival Collection
Description
Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05). Client: Sue DiBella/Innovation Magazine. The performance was done with crowd interaction and in small art gallery spaces with crowd all around and moving through the space.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and crew posing for photographs outside of City Hall, New York City, July 15, 1938
Date
1938-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
The up close view of Howard Hughes and his crew of five posing on the steps of City Hall for photographs in New York City, New York. Crowds who gathered to celebrate Hughes' completion of his Round the World flight can be seen in the background.
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