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Photograph of high school drawing, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection

Description

Architect's drawing of Boulder City Junior Senior High School. Architects were George B. Kaufmann and J. E. Stanton. Kaufmann produced the architectural design for Hoover Dam.

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Photograph of a street scene, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931

Date

1930 to 1932

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Photographs

Description

The grayscale view of dormitories built for the workers of Hoover Dam in Boulder City, Nevada. Automobiles can be seen parked alongside the adjacent road.

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Photograph of Jason Lucas catching fish, Lake Mead, 1940s-1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Archival Collection

Ward Lindquist Photograph Collection on Lake Mead

Description

Jason Lucas, fishing editor for Sports Afield, catching fish at Lake Mead. This 7.5 pound bass was caught near Hoover Dam.

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Photograph of two men near a truck, Boulder City (Nev.) approximately 1930-1936

Date

1930 to 1936

Archival Collection

Boulder City 31ers Photograph Collection

Description

The Six Company's Garage on Date Street in Boulder City, Nevada. Men are about to load up contruction materials to take to Hoover Dam.

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"LV News Bureau" b-roll footage of popular landmarks across the Valley: video

Date

1992-04-30

Archival Collection

The Production Company Audiovisual Collection

Description

B-roll footage of boats on Lake Mead, cruising around the Lake and docked at various locations; Hoover Dam; Mt. Charleston; Red Rock Canyon and Valley of Fire including petroglyphs; clip ends with street and aerial footage of the Las Vegas Strip during the day. Original media item was titled "LV News Bureau" so this footage was likely filmed for promotional reasons. Original media Betacam, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From The Production Company Audiovisual Collection (MS-00930) -- Digitized audiovisual material file.

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Film transparency of Willow Beach Marina, Arizona, 1956

Date

1956

Archival Collection

Anita Freeman Photograph Collection on Southern Nevada

Description

Willow Beach Marina, Arizona, on the the Arizona side of the Colorado River between Lake Mead and Lake Mohave, approximately 20 miles south of Hoover Dam, 1956. Both Lake Mead and Lake Mohave are part of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area administered by the U.S. National Park Service. A building is a possible Ranger Station/rental office. Part of the marina is visible on the left side of the photo.

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Looking upstream through Black Canyon, Arizona: photographic print

Date

1922

Archival Collection

Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection

Description

From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Looking upstream through Black Canyon (future site of Hoover Dam). Photo by Walker R. Young, 1922.

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Postcard of the Colorado River, Boulder Dam site, circa early 1930s

Date

1931 to 1936

Archival Collection

Lake-Eglington Family Photograph Collection

Description

Color image showing an artist's rendering of the Colorado River, looking upstream, at the Boulder Dam site. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Film strip of the Charleston Lodge: photographic print

Date

1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Barbara and John Kizziar Photograph Collection

Description

This photograph has two images. The first one (0272_0108) shows the Charleston Lodge or Charleston Park, taken by the new road to the Mt. from Las Vegas. It reads, "Early view - a quick and pleasant relief from the terrible heat of Vegas." The second image (0272_0109) reads "The Lodge [Charleston] - blanketed in snow."

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Edwards, Luna, Paher, and unidentified people pose in front of Rafael Rivera statue at Old Vegas: photographic prints, image 001

Description

Hoover Dam and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Statue of Rafael Rivera at Old Vegas, Henderson, NV. (1978) L-R: unidentified; unidentified; Elbert Edwards (behind others); Larry Luna (wearing black hat); unidentified; unidentified; and Stanley Paher (seated, light plaid shirt).

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