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The Gateway to Las Vegas from Boulder City, image 002: photographic print
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Fremont Street decorated for Helldorado celebration, 1930's (This photo gives an excellent close-up of the "Welcome to Las Vegas: the gateway to Boulder Dam" arch). Inscription with the image reads, "The arch was built to welcome Sectratary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur to Las Vegas. He came to town for the ceremony of driving to the silver spike for the railroad branch from Las Vegas to Boulder City, September 17, 1930. Governor Balzar declared to carry spectators and notables to Braken, juction 7 miles south of Las Vegas on the SLC-LA line. "
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Aerial photograph of Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Boulder City, Nevada.
Image
Photograph of the Albert W. Cahlan family, Reno or Carson City, Nevada, 1910
Date
1910
Archival Collection
Description
Albert W. Cahlan family. L-R: Albert, his wife Marion and their two sons Albert E. and John F. Living in either Reno or Carson City. Both Al and John became prominent in Las Vegas newspaper and community affairs.
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New Year's Day menu, 1884, The Antlers
Date
1884-01-01
Archival Collection
Description
Note: Illustration at top of menu Restaurant: The Antlers Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Text
Photograph of Howard Hughes in New York, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes sitting with Al Lodwick and two unidentified men in the back of a car, likely being driven to a New York hotel, after landing the Lockheed 14 at Floyd Bennett Field.
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Photograph of Boulder Highway between Boulder City, Nevada, and Hoover Dam, circa 1935
Date
1934 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
An image of two vehicles traveling along the curvaceous Boulder Highway between Boulder City and Hoover Dam.
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A New Yorker in Las Vegas, undated
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Arnold Shaw Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00432
Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Papers
Box/Folder: Box 14
Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Papers
Box/Folder: Box 14
Archival Component
New York productions, 1980-1988
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Joshua Abbey Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00820
Collection Name: Joshua Abbey Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02
Collection Name: Joshua Abbey Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02
Archival Component
Department of Administration: new initiatives, 1991
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Thomas Hickey Political Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00260
Collection Name: Thomas Hickey Political Papers
Box/Folder: Box 66
Collection Name: Thomas Hickey Political Papers
Box/Folder: Box 66
Archival Component
Film transparency of a general view of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s-1940s
Date
1930 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
The view of postcards that can be bought from anywhere between the range five cents to twenty five cents in Boulder City, Nevada. Transcribed onto the upper left postcard: "Dear Billy, Just a giant postcard from Boulder Dam, and a picture of Old Glory to hang in your room. Regards, Tommy. Master Billy Brown, Orangedale, California." Transcribed onto the upper left postcard with an American flag on it: "Old Glory." Transcribed onto the bottom third postcard: "Dear Folks, It takes a GIANT postcard to describe this stupendous, colossal, amazing, beautiful, and gigantic engineering feat - Boulder Dam! Love Jane. The Folks Back Home, U.S.A."
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