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Photograph of a school, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1932

Date

1932

Description

Black and white image of one of three residences used as one of Boulder City's first schools. Inscription on back of image reads: "This was a Six Companies house at the intersection of Avenue B and what was then Cherry Street, now New Mexico Street; also, this wasn't quite the first school: there were schools for rail yard, a school at Railroad Pass, and a school in McKeeversville/Lakeview."

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Boulder City Library Children's Collection in the Municipal Building in Boulder City, 1958

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 07 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Julie McDonald interview, March 14, 1981: transcript

Date

1981-03-14

Description

On March 14, 1981, Michael Richardson interviewed Julie McDonald (b. 1945 in Torrance, California) about her childhood and life in Las Vegas, Nevada. McDonald shares her first impressions of Las Vegas, her schooling and the location of residential areas. Throughout the interview, McDonald also goes into detail concerning her occupations at the Guild Theatre, her secretarial work at Nellis Air Force Base, her singing career and being a “21” dealer. McDonald discusses the changes in the gaming industry, particularly the incorporation of women dealers, the use of the silver dollar and the requirements for dealers. McDonald ends by discussing housing, major happenings within Las Vegas, recreation as a kid and mass media in early Las Vegas.

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Virginia "Teddy" Fenton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada

Identifier

PH-00022

Abstract

The Virginia "Teddy" Fenton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada (1920-1985) contains photographs of the Hoover Dam, Colorado River, and Boulder City, Nevada. The photographs depict the construction of the Hoover Dam from 1931 to 1936, views of the dam after it was finished, and workers building the dam.

Archival Collection

Photograph of a residential street in Boulder City, Nevada, October 12, 1931

Date

1931-10-12

Description

The grayscale view of a residential street in Boulder City, Nevada. Completed houses can be seen on either side of the dirt road.

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Photograph of Rotary Club, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Rotary Club feted by Boulder City High School Home Ec. Department.

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Photograph of unidentified mother and children in barracks, Boulder City, 1953

Date

1953

Description

Photograph of mother and children in abandoned Camp Williston barracks in Boulder City. It was being renovated to serve as Polka Dot Haven, a club for teenagers, 1953.

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Photograph of a residential street in Boulder City, Nevada, October 12, 1931

Date

1931-10-12

Description

The grayscale view of a residential street in Boulder City, Nevada. Completed houses can be seen on either side of the dirt road.

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Photograph of Layers of Ashes in the Plaza in Lost City, Nevada, November 1975

Date

1975-11

Description

Black and white image of a person at the Layers of Ashes in the plaza of the Lost City, near Overton, Nevada.

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Photograph of an outhouse, Boulder City, Nevada, October 5, 1932

Date

1932-10-05

Description

Black and white image of a typical privy used by the school children of Boulder City in their first residential schools. It was later replaced by a federal sewage disposal system.

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