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River City Devil, 2005

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Guide to the Canadian Film Centre Worldwide Short Film Festival Submissions
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Collection Number: MS-00615
Collection Name: Guide to the Canadian Film Centre Worldwide Short Film Festival Submissions
Box/Folder: Box 2005-025

Archival Component

Film transparency of the Bucket of Blood Saloon, Virginia City, Nevada, circa 1930s-1940s

Date

1930 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white image showing the exterior view of a saloon in Virginia City. The sign hanging from the ceiling reads, "The Old Original Bucket of Blood Saloon, since 1876, V.L. McBride prop." Other signs advertising beverages and the "Temple Dancer Scarf from Calcutta, India" are visible. Site Name: Bucket of Blood Saloon (Virginia City, Nev.)

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Letter and envelope from Hattie, Brigham City, Utah to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada

Date

1894-06-29

Archival Collection

Description

From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, an envelope, a typed transcription of the same letter, and a copy of original letter attached.

Text

Slide of the This Is The Place Monument, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1990s

Date

1990 to 1999

Description

A statue of early trappers that is inscribed with "This is the place." A view of the left-hand side of the This is the Place Monument. Several individual sculptures make up the full monument. The This is the Place Monument is a historical monument at the This is the Place Heritage Park, located on the east side of Salt Lake City, Utah, at the mouth of Emigration Canyon. It is named in honor of Brigham Young's famous statement in 1847 that the Latter-day Saint pioneers should settle in the Salt Lake Valley. Sculpted between 1939 and 1947 by Mahonri M. Young, a grandson of Brigham Young, it stands as a monument to the Mormon pioneers as well as the explorers and settlers of the American West. It was dedicated by LDS Church President George Albert Smith on 24 July 1947, the hundredth anniversary of the pioneers entering the Salt Lake Valley. It replaced a much smaller monument located nearby.

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Slide of the This Is The Place Monument, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1990s

Date

1990 to 1999

Description

A view of the right-hand side of the This is the Place Monument. Several individual sculptures make up the full monument. The This is the Place Monument is a historical monument at the This is the Place Heritage Park, located on the east side of Salt Lake City, Utah, at the mouth of Emigration Canyon. It is named in honor of Brigham Young's famous statement in 1847 that the Latter-day Saint pioneers should settle in the Salt Lake Valley. Sculpted between 1939 and 1947 by Mahonri M. Young, a grandson of Brigham Young, it stands as a monument to the Mormon pioneers as well as the explorers and settlers of the American West. It was dedicated by LDS Church President George Albert Smith on 24 July 1947, the hundredth anniversary of the pioneers entering the Salt Lake Valley. It replaced a much smaller monument located nearby.

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Photograph of Boulder Highway between Boulder City, Nevada, and Kingman, Arizona, circa 1935

Date

1934 to 1936

Archival Collection

Description

An image of two vehicles traveling down Boulder Highway between Boulder City and Kingman.

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Photograph of Boulder Highway between Boulder City, Nevada, and Kingman, Arizona, circa 1935

Date

1934 to 1936

Archival Collection

Description

An image of a lone vehicle traveling across Boulder Highway between Boulder City and Kingman.

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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, New York City, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

The black and white view of a crowd consisting of thousands of people who attended a parade that celebrated Howard Hughes completion of his flight Around the World in New York City.

Image

Photograph of Harold Stocker on a boat, near Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1936-1940

Date

1936 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white image of Harold Stocker on a boat. The inscription reads, "First boat on Lake Mead Harold Stocker" outside of Boulder City, Nevada.

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Photograph of businesses on Nevada Highway, downtown Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1942-1940s

Date

1942 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

View of businesses on Nevada Highway, Boulder City, probably taken from the intersection of Nevada Highway and Arizona Street, looking northeast. Exteriors of Ramsey's Cafe, Hayward's Flowers, and Shell Service Station are seen. A sign for Boulder City Motors (Dodge and Plymouth dealer) is seen on the left. The Bureau of Reclamation Administration Building is seen in the distance. Automobiles are in the street and parked in front of shops.

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