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Photograph of boats on a river, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of several men standing on or near docked boats, possibly located on the Nevada portion of the Colorado River.
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Photograph of members of the Colorado River Board, 1928
Date
1928
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the Colorado River Board, a group comprised to review the Bureau of Reclamation's design of Hoover Dam (note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947). From left to right: William L. Siebert; Elwood Mead; Warren J. Mead; Charles Berkey; Daniel W. Mead; and Robert Ridgway.
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Photograph of the signing of the Six Companies contract, Las Vegas, April 1931
Date
1931-04
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). Henry J. Kaiser is seated, signing the contract. Standing at the second spot from the left is Al Cahlan, Las Vegas Review Journal Managing Editor. Standing at the far right is Charles P. "Pop" Squires. Also identified in the photograph (in no particular order) are W.R. Armstrong, Walker J. Young (Bureau of Reclamation Engineer), R.F. Walter, and Louis Crampton.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam, circa 1931-1936
Date
1931 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of water pouring out from the outlet works at Hoover Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of cabins in the snow on Mount Charleston, Nevada, circa 1920s-1950s
Date
1920 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of cabins surrounding by snow and pine trees on Mount Charleston, Nevada.
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Photograph of pastel portraits by Gladys (Boggs) Marshall, 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of several pastel portraits created by Gladys (Boggs) Marshall, possibly located somewhere in Nevada.
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Photograph of Helen Sanders, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Helen Sanders, a friend of Earle Eglington, sitting in the desert sand, probably in Nevada.
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Photograph of Jack Tuck, Las Vegas, 1904
Date
1904
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Jack Tuck, Earle Eglington's neighbor, with a donkey in Las Vegas.
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Photograph of a group of women, Las Vegas, circa 1910s-1926
Date
1910 to 1926
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a group of women and two children. From left to right, the women include: Frances McChrystal McNamee, Mrs. Charles Horsey, unknown, unknown, Frances Fannsworth, Nellie Lake, and Helen J. Stewart.
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Photograph of Boone Wilson 100th birthday, Las Vegas, 1976
Date
1976
Archival Collection
Description
Color image of the family of Boone Wilson, the son of Buster Wilson, on his 100th birthday at either the Spring Mountain Ranch, Wilson Ranch, or Sandstone Ranch in Las Vegas. Robert Eglington was the photographer for the photo. The woman in pink in the middle is Gloria Schearer, Boone Wilson's daughter, and the woman at the end is Marie Wilson, also Boone Wilson's daughter.
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