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Penguin Restaurant flag mounted pylon sign, Carson City, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1986

Description

Exterior views of Penguin Restaurant in Carson City, NV during the day.

Penguin

Image

Photograph of relics from Buried City, Clark County, Nevada, circa 1920s-1940s

Date

1920 to 1949

Description

Description given with photograph: "Arrowheads and relics from Buried City, Clark County, Nevada. Mounted by J. Perkins."

Image

Aerial photograph of Hughes Airport, Culver City, California, circa 1940s-1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Description

Aerial view of Hughes Airport in Culver City, now Playa Vista, California. This private airport was owned by Howard Hughes and used for projects of the Hughes Aircraft Company and Hughes Tool Company. Lincoln Boulevard can be seen in the foreground, and on the left are Jefferson Boulevard and Ballona Creek.

Image

Photograph of Boulder Dam Service Bureau and Boulder City Theatre exteriors, Boulder City, Nevada, circa winter 1938-1939

Date

1938 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

Exteriors of the Boulder Dam Service Bureau and Boulder City Theatre covered with snow. Snow-covered automobiles are parked on Arizona Street, and the Boulder Dam Hotel and the Union Bus Terminal can be seen in the distance.

Image

Photograph of a children's Christmas party, Boulder City, Nevada, December 23, 1960

Date

1960-12-23

Description

A Children's Christmas Party held in the Boulder Theatre in Boulder City, Nevada. The caption reads, "Thank you, Don! President Bob Glinski of the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce tells Don Jones of appreciation of business men and the youngsters for the theatre manager's help in giving the kids a wonderful party Saturday afternoon. Santa is in the background with some of the youngsters and Bill French, member of the chamber's board of directors, helps host, watching presentation of a thank you present to Jones." Individual Creator credit goes to Dick Lewis.

Image

Bureau of Reclamation building, Boulder City, 1934 January

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Virginia "Teddy" Fenton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00022
Collection Name: Virginia "Teddy" Fenton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 04

Archival Component

Photograph of men in an office building, Boulder City, Nevada, March 13, 1931

Date

1931-03-13

Description

The grayscale view of S.L.C. Contractor S.B.D. Siegfus, Las Vegas Review Journal Al Cahlan, Beverly Hills Contractor P.S. Webb, Construction Engineer Walker Young, and Office of Engineering for the U.S. Reclamation Service John C. Page in an unidentified office building located in Boulder City, Nevada

Image

Postcard of adobe house ruins, Lost City, Nevada, April 23, 1926

Date

1926-04-23

Description

Black and white image of a postcard from the Lost City. Additional description provided by UNLV Special Collections: "Ruins of Adobe Houses on a postcard bought at the Buried (Lost) City Pageant given by the schools U.P.R.R. at St. Thomas, Nevada April 23, 1926."

Image

Municipal building in Boulder City, 1932 May 07

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 01 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component