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Boulder City, Nevada and Hoover Dam photographs, 1930-1935

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Scope and Contents

Materials depict the construction of Boulder City, Nevada and the Hoover (Boulder) Dam from 1930 to 1935. The photographs primarily depict construction of the master planned community of Boulder City, which was built to house workers during the construction of the dam. The photographs also depict construction of the dam, surveyors working in Black Canyon and on the Colorado River, and buildings in Boulder City. The photographs also depict Williamsville, the small settlement that preceded Boulder City.

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00043
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A

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Leo Dunbar, Boulder City, Nevada, approximately 1960 to 1979

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Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00265
Collection Name: Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 15

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Al Roulche, Boulder City, Nevada, approximately 1960 to 1979

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File

Archival Collection

Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00265
Collection Name: Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 15

Archival Component

Photograph of businesses on the Nevada Highway, downtown Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

View of business on Nevada Highway, Boulder City, probably taken from intersection of Wyoming Street and Nevada Highway looking northeast. Signs for a Texaco station, Boulder City Drugs, the Manix Department Store and L.T. Meisner's Electric and Plumbing Shop are seen. The Bureau of Reclamation Administration Building is seen in the distance.

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Photograph of Lewis camp near Boulder City, Nevada, 1931

Date

1931

Description

The grayscale view of Lewis camp located midway between Boulder City and the Colorado River.

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Photograph of Boulder Highway preparation near Boulder City, Nevada, 1931

Date

1931

Description

A view of mules grading the soil for the construction of Boulder Highway near Boulder City, Nevada.

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Film transparency of downtown, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931-1940

Date

1931 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

An exterior view of downtown Boulder City, including the Chamber of Commerce and Boulder Cafe.

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Slide of the El Rancho Boulder Motel, Boulder City, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

The El Rancho Boulder Motel sign located next to the Boulder Highway in Boulder City, Nevada. The red sign reads: "El Rancho Boulder Motel; Vacancy." Site Name: El Rancho Boulder Motel (Boulder City, Nev.)

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Geologic formations southeast of Boulder City, image 003: photographic print

Date

1930 (year uncertain) to 1933 (year uncertain)

Description

Geological formations shown in an area outside Boulder City, Nevada.

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