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Photograph of Ragtown near Boulder City, Nevada, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
A northeast view of Ragtown, also known as Williamsville, located on both the shore of the Colorado River near Black Canyon and the on outskirts of Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of the Federal Employment agency building, Las Vegas, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
People standing outside of the Federal Employment agency building located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The building was moved from the reservation gate, located five miles from Boulder City, to Las Vegas, and it was here where the hiring of workers for the Hoover Dam took place.
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Photograph of John Gilbert and Ina Claire, Las Vegas, May 05, 1929
Date
1929-05-05
Archival Collection
Description
Film stars John Gilbert and Ina Claire signing a marriage license after they were wedded in Las Vegas, Nevada May 5, 1929. The man on the left, dressed in glasses and a tie, is A. E. Cahlan, editor of the Las Vegas Evening Review Journal. Charles P. "Pop" Squires, editor of the Las Vegas Age, is in background between the newlyweds. (See newspaper citations behind the photo.)
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Photograph of Laubach's Recreation Tavern, Boulder City, Nevada, July 1932
Date
1932-07
Archival Collection
Description
An inside view of Laubach's Recreation Tavern, Boulder City, Nevada. The only two identified individuals in the image include Jack Laubach, far left, and Guy Edward "Whataman" Hudson, positioned in the center and behind the counter.
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Photograph of a movie crew and performers, Las Vegas, 1929
Date
1929
Archival Collection
Description
Various performers and members of a movie crew studying a movie camera inside of the El Patio Open Air Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of Pioneer Painting Company truck and employees, Las Vegas, 1929-1930
Date
1929 to 1930
Archival Collection
Description
Employees of the Pioneer Painting Company posing beside the company's truck in Las Vegas, Nevada. Charles W. Aplin was the owner of the company.
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Photograph of the residential area of Las Vegas, 1929-1930
Date
1929 to 1930
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the residential area in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of Jack Dempsey and others, Las Vegas, 1929
Date
1929
Archival Collection
Description
Jack Dempsey (fourth from the right) and his manager Gene Normile (wearing a white hat and cigar) talking with some of the Las Vegas locals in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of Town Barbecue after car accident, November 19, 1931
Date
1931-11-19
Archival Collection
Description
The Town Barbecue stand after a delivery truck had crashed through the front wall in what is probably Las Vegas, Nevada. For additional information, see article in Las Vegas Evening Review Journal, November 19, 1931.
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Photograph of Leonard "Swede" Ohrn at Town Barbecue, November 19, 1931
Date
1931-11-19
Archival Collection
Description
Leonard "Swede" Ohrn seated at the counter of the Town Barbecue, probably in Las Vegas, Nevada. His delivery truck crashed through the wall behind him (while he was eating) after it was struck by another car. For more information, see news article on reverse of photo board.
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