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Postcard of the Hoover Dam site, Las Vegas, circa 1930
Date
1929 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Postcard showing the site in Black Canyon where Hoover Dam was originally meant to be built. The name evolved from "Black Canyon Dam" to "Boulder Dam" and was officially named Hoover Dam in the late 1940s. Note on front of post card: "Looking upstream Colorado river Black Canyon Dam Site"; Handwritten note and diagram on back of photo: "Hold this to light and you can get some idea of dimensions of dam."
Image
Photograph of men at the Hoover Dam site, circa early 1930s
Date
1930 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of several men, including Frank Crowe, Superintendent of Construction, at the Hoover Dam construction site. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
Image
Digital image of Nevada Test Site protestors, circa 1980-1999
Date
1980 to 1999
Archival Collection
Description
A meeting of Nevada Test Site protestors in Nevada.
Image
Digital image of Nevada Test Site protestors, circa 1980-1999
Date
1980 to 1999
Archival Collection
Description
Protestors standing on a road at the Nevada Test Site.
Image
Test Excavations at the Happy Face Site and the Barbecue Site, Hidden Valley, within the Muddy Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, 1982 September
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Richard and Sheilagh Brooks Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00885
Collection Name: Richard and Sheilagh Brooks Papers
Box/Folder: Box 11
Collection Name: Richard and Sheilagh Brooks Papers
Box/Folder: Box 11
Archival Component
Construction site for bus depot, image 003: photographic print
Date
1978-11-17
Archival Collection
Description
In the background of the construction site is a future bus depot. You can also see the Bank of Nevada, Golden Hotel and Sal Sagev Hotel, November 2, 1970.
Image
Inside of burial site 88, room 5, house 79, at excavation site near Overton, Nevada: photographic print, approximately 1930 to 1940
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Pueblo Grande de Nevada Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00143
Collection Name: Pueblo Grande de Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box 01
Collection Name: Pueblo Grande de Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Uncovered bodily remains and pottery in unknown burial site at excavation site near Overton, Nevada: photographic print, approximately 1930 to 1940
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Pueblo Grande de Nevada Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00143
Collection Name: Pueblo Grande de Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box 03
Collection Name: Pueblo Grande de Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box 03
Archival Component
Beads and shells uncovered in burial site 267 in house 102 at excavation site near Overton, Nevada: photographic print, 1937 March
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Pueblo Grande de Nevada Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00143
Collection Name: Pueblo Grande de Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box 03
Collection Name: Pueblo Grande de Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box 03
Archival Component
Close-up uncovered burial site in unidentified house at excavation site near Overton, Nevada: photographic print, approximately 1930 to 1940
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Pueblo Grande de Nevada Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00143
Collection Name: Pueblo Grande de Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box 02
Collection Name: Pueblo Grande de Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box 02
Archival Component