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Photograph of the recreational building, Boulder City, Nevada, October 12, 1931
Date
1931-10-12
Archival Collection
Description
The grayscale view of the recreational building for the Hoover Dam workers in Boulder City, Nevada.
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South view of the Colorado River: photographic print
Date
1910 (year approximate) to 1940 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
A south view of the Colorado River, approximately five miles below the Hoover Dam.
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Postcard of the Colorado River, circa late 1920s - early 1930s
Date
1925 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the Colorado River, most likely near the Hoover Dam construction site.
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Photograph of the Colorado River Ferry in Black Canyon, circa late 1920s to early 1930s
Date
1926 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
A ferry that went across Colorado River while Hoover Dam was being built.
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Postcard of a beach and docking area, Lake Mead, 1934-1952
Date
1934 to 1952
Archival Collection
Description
View of a boat landing and bathing beach near Hoover Dam at Lake Mead.
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Film transparency of postcard showing a boat transporting gold ore on Lake Mead, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An image of a mining building and a boat on Lake Mead. Gold ore claims were made near the northern shores of Lake Mead in the late 1930s, after the completion of Hoover Dam. Shipments of ore were towed down Lake Mead by barge for railroad transport. Text on bottom of image reads: "First load of gold ore to be transported on Boulder Lake by barge." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Film transparency of a postcard showing a boat transporting gold ore on Lake Mead, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An image of a mining building and a boat on Lake Mead. Gold ore claims were made near the northern shores of Lake Mead in the late 1930s, after the completion of Hoover Dam. Shipments of ore were towed down Lake Mead by barge for railroad transport. Text on bottom of image reads: "First load of gold ore to be transported on Boulder Lake by barge." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Film transparency showing a street in Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1932-1940s
Date
1933 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
A view of a street in Boulder City; a sign indicating the direction of the Hoover Dam is posted on Arizona street. At the end of the street lies the Bureau of Reclamation Administration Building located at 1200 Park Street Boulder City, Nevada.
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Unidentified construction workers on top of a large piece of equipment: photographic print
Date
1932 (year approximate) to 1934 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Men on truck-mounted giant drilling rig used to cut the diversion tunnels in Black Canyon during building of the Hoover dam.
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Postcard of electric lines in the desert, (Nev.), 1934-1952
Date
1934 to 1952
Archival Collection
Description
The postcard is displaying one of the many power lines leading from Hoover Dam to Los Angeles.
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