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Slide of the Boulder Junction celebration, September 17, 1930

Date

1930-09-17

Description

Black and white image of a crowd of people gathered together for the Boulder Junction, a ceremony celebrating the beginning of work on Boulder Canyon Project and the beginning of construction on a Union Pacific Railroad from Boulder Junction (Bracken Junction) to the dam site. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Image

Slide of a crowd at the Boulder Junction near Las Vegas, September 1930

Date

1930-09

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white image of a crowd of people gathered together for the Boulder Junction, a ceremony celebrating the beginning of work on Boulder Canyon Project and the beginning of construction on a Union Pacific Railroad from Boulder Junction (Bracken Junction) to the dam site. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Image

H. O. Watts and others uncovering human skeletal remains during an archaeological excavation at Willow Beach near Lake Mohave, approximately 1948-1952

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00071
Collection Name: Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box SH-046 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Frehner, Vivian, 1914-1999

Born in St. Thomas, Nevada on May 6, 1914, Vivian “Viv” Frehner was a lifelong resident of southern Nevada. He worked on the construction of the Hoover Dam before becoming deputy sheriff in Caliente, Nevada in the 1950s. Frehner also worked as a rancher and heavy equipment operator. Viv Frehner died on July 18, 1999.

Source:

Bass, Debra D. “Nevadan Who Loved Horses and Rodeo ‘Viv’ Frehner Dies at Age 85.” Las Vegas Review-Journal, July 21, 1999.

Person

Dondich, Josie, 1908-1976

Josie Dondich (1908-1976) owned the Cut Rate Liquor Store located at 132 South Fifth Street (now Las

Vegas Boulevard) in the 1940s in Las Vegas, Nevada. She married Ali T. Dondich, a veteran and a construction worker for the Hoover Dam project. The couple had three children, Alex, Elena, and James. Josie Dondich passed away in 1976.

Source:

Josie Dondich Papers, 1935-1974. MS-00261. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Person

Construction phase of the Boulder Canyon Project; first round of drilling to enlarge the upper portal of diversion tunnel No. 2; the welded steel "Jumbo Rig" mounted on the truck has 25 air drills on it; the swing shift crew standing next to the rig prepare for work, 1931 November 18

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00071
Collection Name: Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 02 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Boulder City partial site plan, tract maps, and topographic maps created by E. G. Radig & Associates, the Public Works Division, Department of Engineering, and American Aerial Surveys, Inc., 1969 to 1985

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Collection of Boulder City, Hoover Dam, and Lake Mead National Recreation Area Maps and Brochures
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00955
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Collection of Boulder City, Hoover Dam, and Lake Mead National Recreation Area Maps and Brochures
Box/Folder: Flat File 05 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Telephoto view from the Nevada side, showing some of the Arizona power house roof girders in position. Note the universal crane on top. The girder on the flat car has just been lowered by means of the government cableway: photographic print, 1935 April 25

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00267
Collection Name: Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02

Archival Component

Looking upstream in Black Canyon, from the Nevada side, showing Boulder Dam and the Arizona intake towers in center. Arizona spillway shown at upper right. Himix plant at lower left, and government head tower at lower right: photographic print, 1934 April 17

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00267
Collection Name: Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02

Archival Component