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Photograph of a U.S. treating plant postcard, Las Vegas, circa early 1930s
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
A postcard of a U.S. treating plant, part of the Boulder Dam project in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the old fort after we had rebuilt it. Completed, probably, in the middle of the 1930. Larger picture shows addition which we built on to be used as a curing room for concrete samples.
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Photograph of the old fort after construction, Las Vegas, circa early 1930s
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
An addition to the old fort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The addition on the right was probably added about the end of 1930 or early 1931. It served primarily as a curing room. There were several inches of sand on the floor in which concrete cylinders were buried under different temperatures for periods of 28 days or so. My [Henry Wieking] ford is in the foreground. Mr. O.G. Patch's car in rear where he lived. Cement mixer in front which we used exclusively to mix all of our test batches.
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Photograph of Henry Wieking, his mother, and Mrs. Cristie at the backside of an addition to the old fort, Las Vegas, July 1932
Date
1932-07
Archival Collection
Description
The backside to one of the additions to the old fort in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right: Henry Wieking, ?, Henry Wieking's mother, and Mrs. Christie.
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Photograph of a reclamation truck, Arden, Nevada, circa early 1930s
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
A reclamation truck near Arden in Nevada.
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Photograph of a man shoveling gravel, Nevada, circa early 1930s
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
A man shoveling gravel at the gravel pit.
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Photograph of Mr. G. G. Walter standing outside the reclamation truck, Nevada, circa 1929
Date
1929
Archival Collection
Description
Mr. G. G. Walter standing outside of the reclamation truck.
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Photograph of the first tent camp set up by the Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
The first tent camp set up by the Bureau of Reclamation in Boulder City before the city was built.
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Photograph of the latter system during construction of the Hoover Dam, circa arly 1930s
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
A latter system built up the sides of the canyon for workers to travel to their worksites during the construction of the Hoover Dam.
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Photograph of Henry Wieking in front of the Pacific Coast Borax Wagons, Las Vegas, circa 1929
Date
1929
Archival Collection
Description
Henry Wieking standing in front of the Pacific Coast Borax wagons that were hauled by a 20 mule team into Las Vegas, Nevada from Death Valley, California Ca. 1929.
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Photograph of a barn in the back of Engler's Camp, Nevada, circa January 1930
Date
1930-01
Archival Collection
Description
A barn in the back of Engler's camp.
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