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Photograph of trailers at the Lake Mead Trailer Park, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Car is parked behind two trailers that sit idle near a group of trees at the Lake Mead Trailer Park. The license plate of the car reads "914 MN" from Ohio. Photograph taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of passenger boat on Lake Mead, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Boat passengers race across Lake Mead in a "Sea Craft short run" boat. It travels back and forth between Boulder Beach and the Hoover Dam. People can be seen looking at the photographer of the photo, many wearing hats and sunglasses. Two photographers stand at the front area of the passenger seating, taking pictures of the photographer. Image by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of the "Hae Dae" speed boat on Lake Mead, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Tourist Cruise speedboat passes by on Lake Mead, with passengers waving to the camera. There are four people on the boat in the image, and the vessel is named "Hae Dae (27F638)." For another picture of this boat, see Image 0131 073, pho023450. Photograph by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of women on the lake, Boulder City (Nev.), 1943
Date
1943
Archival Collection
Description
Five women sit on the back of a boat, crusing across Lake Mead. From left to right, they were identified as: 1. Maida Lee, 2. Lorna (Jollei) Kesterson, 3. Betty Gilmore Nickell, 4. Betty Ferguson, 5. Kelly Ward. The photographer was Bill Russell, who worked for the Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada. This shot was taken as a Lake Mead publicity photo.
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Photograph of speed boat races on Lake Mead, Boulder City (Nev.), 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Speed Boat Regatta taking place on Lake Mead. Racer flies through the water on a small speedboat as spectators watch from dry land, their cars parked in neat rows behind them. The desert landscape can be seen in the background, with mountains reaching up out of the image. Photograph taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of speed boat and passengers on Lake Mead, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Speedboat catches air above the waves as it passes by on Lake Mead. A woman sits at the front of the speedboat, her hair bouncing in the air. Another woman sits higher in the back of the boat with her hands up. A man is at the front of the boat, steering it. Inscription with photograph reads "Doc's (Dorothy) Lady Girl charter speed boat." Photograph taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of water skier, Boulder City (Nev.), 1943
Date
1943
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified water skier, possibly, James (Rusty) Russell Meyers, on Lake Mead, for promotional photos taken at the lake by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of individuals holding award for Chamber of Commerce, (Nev.), circa 1961
Date
1960 to 1962
Archival Collection
Description
Three individuals stand together while the woman in the middle holds an award plaque. It reads: "Presented to Gala/Cala L. Mercier for (illegible) service as President of North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce 1960-1961." The man on the right may be Justice John Mowbray. The name tags worn cannot be read.
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Photograph of boy and man standing near a car, (Nev.), 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
A young boy wearing a cowboy-like shirt and boots stands next to an old man wearing suspenders and a top hat. The unidentified pair lean against a car. Behind them, signs for Budweiser Beer and Coca Cola hang from the nearby building. Inscription with photo reads: "I can't recall this old timer's name, or the boy who is a man now."" (D.D.) date - 1950's
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Photograph of political men sitting together on couch, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1960
Date
1959 to 1962
Archival Collection
Description
Politicians sit together on a couch, likely during a political ralley before Lyndon B. Johnson became the Vice President. Identified from left to right: "1. Walter Baring, 2. Grant Sawyer, 3. Lyndon Johnson, 4. Alan Bible, 5. Howard Cannon, 6. Benny Goffstein(?)"
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