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Looking up the Colorado River toward the downstrewam face of the Hoover Dam, Arizona: photographic print

Date

1960 (year approximate) to 1969 (year approximate)

Description

From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). The powerhouse is the U-shaped structure at the toe of the dam. As the river is the state line, the left wing of the powerhouse (containing 8 generating units) is in Nevada, while the right wing of the powerhouse (containing 9 generating units) is in Arizona. The central section of the powerplant houses control rooms, work shops, and offices. The reservoir above the dam is named Lake Mead.

Image

Williams family papers, approximately 1920 to 1990

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

Digital images include photographs (approximately 1920-1990) of early landscape views of Jarbidge and surrounding areas, Williams family photographs (spanning four generations in Jarbidge), as well as photographs depicting Jarbidge residents including Robert Knight and Bill Joyal. Also included are report cards, certificates for completion of various courses for Nevada Justices of the Peace, John Williams' application for Jarbidge postmaster, newspaper articles on John Williams, and some general news clippings on Jarbidge.

Archival Collection

Jarbidge, Nevada Community Archives Collection
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Collection Number: MS-01122
Collection Name: Jarbidge, Nevada Community Archives Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

Archival Component

Brochure for building fund for Congregation Ner Tamid, early 1980s

Date

1980 to 1983

Archival Collection

Description

This fundraising brochure for the building campaign for Congregation Ner Tamid includes pledge amounts for specific parts of the building, and a proposed floor plan.

Text

Postcard collection of Hoover Dam, circa late 1950s

Date

1955 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

A color collection of thirteen connected postcards showing various images of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead.

Image