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Photograph of the exterior of the Lake Mead Lodge, Nevada, circa 1940s to 1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white side view of the front exterior of the Lake Mead Lodge.
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Photograph of guests in the restaurant of the Lake Mead Lodge, Nevada, circa 1940s to 1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of guests sitting in restaurant at the Lake Mead Lodge. Lake Mead is visible through the windows.
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Photograph of guests playing shuffleboard at the Desert Lodge, possibly Nevada, circa 1940s to 1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of guests playing shuffleboard and lying down in the pool area of the Desert Lodge. The location of the hotel is unknown, but probably somewhere in Nevada.
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Photograph of a man sitting on a horse at a bar at the Fremont Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1940
Date
1938 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of two men drinking at a bar during a Union Pacific Old Timer's Club No. 23 gathering at the Fremont Hotel during Helldorado Days. One of the men is sitting on a horse.
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Photograph of a man on a horse in a the Fremont Hotel bar, Las Vegas, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
A man on a horse in the Fremont Hotel bar during Helldorado Days in the 1950s.
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Slide of a worker unloading a refrigerator car, Las Vegas, 1935
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of a worker unloading a Pacific Fruit Express refrigerator car.
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Slide of several officials signing the contract to construct Hoover Dam, April 18, 1931
Date
1931-04-18
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of officials from the Six Companies of San Francisco and the Bureau of Reclamation, as well as some local individuals, signing the contract to construct Hoover Dam (note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947). Dr. Elwood Mead is signing the contract. Seated next to him is Henry J. Kaiser. Also identified in the photograph (in no particular order) are W.R. Armstrong, Walker Young, R.F. Walter, and Louis Crampton.
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Slide of Ray Wilbur driving a railroad spike and signaling the beginning on construction on the Hoover Dam, Nevada, September 19, 1930
Date
1930-09-19
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of Secretary of the Interior, Ray Lyman Wilbur driving the last spike into the railroad from Las Vegas to the site of the Hoover Dam, signaling the beginning of construction. Also in the photograph are the following: Congressman William Eaton, of Colorado; Senator Key Pittman, Nevada; and Senator Samuel Shortridge. The celebration took place either at Boulder Junction (south of Las Vegas) or in Boulder City.
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Slide of moving train, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of a train taken near the Six Companies yard north of Boulder City, heading south. Information from back of photo or photo sleeve states "First passenger train entering Boulder City," however, the train is going in the wrong direction.
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Slide of government tents, near Boulder City, Nevada, April 10, 1931
Date
1931-04-10
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of government-issued tents set up near Boulder City for people working on Hoover Dam.
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