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Woman sitting in the librarian's office at the Boulder City Library, 1958

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
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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

Photograph of downtown Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-late 1930s

Date

1933 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

View of downtown Boulder City, taken from the corner of the Nevada Highway and Arizona Street. The Boulder Dam Hotel, Visitors Bureau, and the Boulder Theatre are seen. Automobiles are parked along the street. The Boulder Dam Hotel is located at 1305 Arizona Street on the Cardenas Plaza, while the Boulder Dam Service Bureau, later known as the Hoover Dam Visitors Bureau, can be found at 1225 Arizona Street.

Image

Slide of a cottage built by Six Companies, Boulder City, Nevada, May 7, 1932

Date

1932-05-07

Description

Black and white image of a cottage (similar to 450 others in the area) built by Six Companies, Inc. for their married employees in Boulder City. Many residents planted cactus and other shrubs indigenous to the area in their lawns.

Image

Slide of cottages built by Six Companies, Boulder City, Nevada, May 7, 1932

Date

1932-05-07

Description

Black and white image of cottages (similar to 450 others in the area) built by Six Companies, Inc. for their married employees in Boulder City. Many residents planted cactus and other shrubs indigenous to the area in their lawns.

Image