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Photograph of people in line for Hoover Dam tour, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Visitors in line for Dam tour at Hoover Dam. Photo taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of people paying for Hoover Dam tour, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
People wait in line and pay for guided tour through Hoover Dam and Power Plant. Price list reads: "Adults 25 cents plus 5 cent tax = 30 cents. Military Personnel (in uniform) 5 cent tax. Children (under 12 yrs). Free."
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Photograph of Hoover Dam downstream, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Downstream side of Hoover Dam showing the electric generators and lines that create hydroelectric power. The Colorado River reaches right up to the Dam's wall. Photograph by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of Hoover Dam releasing water, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Hoover Dam, downstream side releasing water from penstock. Photograph by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of tourists at Hoover Dam, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Hoover Dam tour, outside. Electrical lines can be seen over the crowd of people, with generators to the right. Ahead, structures within the mountains can be seen. Photograph by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of speedboats on Lake Mead, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Two Cruise Craft boats on Lake Mead, upstream from the Dam. Photograph by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of Snackateria ribbon cutting at Hoover Dam, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1975
Date
1974 to 1976
Archival Collection
Description
Ribbon cutting to Hoover Dam Snackateria by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada. People in the photograph are unidentified. The man cutting the ribbon is blind. Inscription with photo reads: "Cutting the ribbon at Boulder Dam of the opening of the Blind Snack. The plaque over the Fountain has the names of the members who worked for several years to untangle the red tape of hte government to give a blind family a self-supporting job." [Identified by Dorothy Dorothy 11-1-84] Site Name: Snackateria
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Photograph of breaking ground for Snackateria at Hoover Dam, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1975
Date
1974 to 1976
Archival Collection
Description
Breaking ground for Hoover Dam Snackateria. Identified from left to right: "1. Blind man with shovel. 2. Unknown 3. Unknown 4. Corrine Johnson, 5. (First name unknown) Lee 6. Dorothy Dorothy."" [Identified by Dorothy Dorothy 11-1-84] Photograph by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada. Site Name: Snackateria
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Photograph of Snackateria opening ceremony at Hoover Dam, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1975
Date
1974 to 1976
Archival Collection
Description
Ceremonies for opening of Hoover Dam Snackateria. Someone pins a ribbon and flowers onto a woman's shirt. Behind them stands a blind man, seen in previous photos (0131 0034 & 0035). Photograph by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada. Site Name: Snackateria
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Photograph of Snackateria at Hoover Dam, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1975
Date
1974 to 1976
Archival Collection
Description
Close-up view of Scnackateria building at Hoover Dam. The signs read the restaurant's name, and around the top of the building says different items available inside, such as "Sandwiches, Candy, Soft Drinks, Coffee, Hot or Cold, Drinks, Snacks." Photograph by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada. Site Name: Snackateria
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