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Man by the Colorado River: photographic print
Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified man stands by the Colorado Riber, five miles below the Hoover Dam.
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Postcard showing Old Fort Callville near Las Vegas, before 1938
Date
1928 to 1938
Archival Collection
Description
Colorized photograph of Fort Callville on the banks of the Colorado River.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of postcard: "Fort Collville (sic) on the Colorado above the Hoover Dam was established in early days as a trading post and terminus for river boats plying up the river from the gulf to this point. The old fort will be entirely under water when the lake is formed by the construction of Hoover Dam."
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Film transparency of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931-circa 1940s
Date
1931 (year uncertain; year approximate) to Unknown year in the decade of the 1940s
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Arizona Street (pointing northeast) in Boulder City. From this view point, may different city shops are visible, such as a Shell gas station, the Visitors Bureau, and the Nava-Hopi Trading Post, as well as a sign directing visitors to the nearby Hoover Dam. The Hoover Dam Visitors Bureau was originally known as the Boulder Dam Tourist Service Bureau, as the dam's name officially changed in 1947.
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Photograph of local dignitaries at the Boulder Dam dedication, September 30, 1935
Date
1935-09-30
Archival Collection
Description
A group photo of local dignitaries at the Boulder Dam (now known as the Hoover Dam) dedication. Third from the right is Jim Cashman, Sr. and fourth from the right is William Ewart Ferron.
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Views of Boulder City, Nevada: photographic print
Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Images of the Hoover Dam area looking north east. Black Canyon, Fortification Hill, and the Colorado River can be seen as well.
Image
Statue of Rafael Rivera at the entrance of Old Vegas: photographic prints, image 001
Description
Hoover Dam and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Statue of Rafael Rivera located at the entrance of Old Vegas, an amusement park located in Henderson, NV. (1978)
Statue of Rafael Rivera at the entrance of Old Vegas: photographic prints, image 002
Description
Hoover Dam and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Statue of Rafael Rivera located at the entrance of Old Vegas, an amusement park located in Henderson, NV. (1978)
Photograph of Spud Lake at the Colorado River (Boulder Dam site), 1920s
Date
1920 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Spud Lake standing in the middle of the road at the site of the Boulder (Hoover) Dam.
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Photograph of Spud Lake at the Colorado River (Boulder Dam site), 1920s
Date
1920 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Spud Lake stands at the Colorado River at the site of the Boulder (Hoover) Dam.
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