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Film transparency of the face of Hoover (Boulder) Dam, taken from the downstream side of the dam on the Arizona side, May, 1947

Date

1947-05

Description

The face of Hoover (Boulder) Dam, taken from the downstream side of the dam on the Arizona side, May, 1947. The intake towers are visible in the background. The hydroelectric generators are visible in the foreground. During the years of lobbying leading up to the passage of legislation authorizing the dam in 1928, Hoover Dam was originally referred to "Boulder Dam" or as "Boulder Canyon Dam", even though the proposed site had shifted to Black Canyon. The Boulder Canyon Project Act of 1928 (BCPA) never mentions a proposed name or title for the dam. When Secretary Wilbur spoke at the ceremony starting the building of the railway between Las Vegas and the dam site on September 17, 1930, he named the dam "Hoover Dam", citing a tradition of naming dams after Presidents, though none had been so honored during their terms of office. After Hoover's election defeat in 1932 and the accession of the Roosevelt administration, Secretary Ickes ordered on May 13, 1933 that the dam be referred to as "Boulder Dam". In the following years, the name "Boulder Dam" failed to fully take hold, with many Americans using both names interchangeably and map makers divided as to which name should be printed. In 1947, a bill passed both Houses of Congress unanimously restoring the name to "Hoover Dam".

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Biographical essay about Henry Kronberg, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Henry Kronberg was nineteen when the Nazis invaded Poland. He was sent to several labor camps, and liberated in 1945.

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Biographical essay about Janos Strauss, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Janos Strauss was picked up by the Nazis at age 15, but lied and said he was 17, which saved his life. He was liberated during a transport in 1945.

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Biographical essay about Joseph Frank, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Joe Frank's family lived in Germany during Kristallnacht, and was able to escape to England in 1939. They came to the United States in 1940.

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Biographical essay about Stephen Nasser, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Stephen Nasser's family was forced into a ghetto in Hungary, and then sent to an internment camp in 1944. He was liberated from Muhldorf in 1945.

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Dick Hannah's records from Carl Byoir & Associates, 1946-1976

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Series

Scope and Contents

This series dates from 1946-1976 and contains correspondence, memos, newsletters, expenses, distribution lists, directories, and press releases generated by Dick Hannah and the staff of Carl Byoir & Associates, a public relations firm hired by Howard Hughes to oversee public relations for himself and his companies.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00380
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: N/A

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AIA 2015 Excellence In Design Awards, 2015

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The AIA 2015 Excellence In Design Awards series contain digital files of award submittal forms, project presentation files, project photographs, and computer-generated images submitted to AIA Nevada for the AIA 2015 Excellence In Design Awards. These files are available as access copies generated from USB flash drives and optical discs donated by the AIA Las Vegas Chapter.

Project identification (ID) numbers refer to the original project identification numbers used by AIA Las Vegas Chapter for filing purposes. Of the project identification prefixes, "B" refers to the Built Category, or buildings that had been completed within the competition's year. "UB" refers to the Unbuilt Category, or projects designed as part of a competition, but either have not been built yet, or may never be built. "CA" refers to Collaborative Achievement, or projects designed and constructed by a collaborative team. "AP" refers to the Academic Projects, or projects created by students in a studio or class setting.

Creator refers to the individual, architectural firm, organization, or project team responsible for a project's design. Location refers to a project's proposed site, current site, or previously existing site of construction. Some variances in project titles and location names exist and are noted at the file level of this inventory.

Archival Collection

American Institute of Architects (AIA) Nevada Design & Service Awards Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00897
Collection Name: American Institute of Architects (AIA) Nevada Design & Service Awards Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component