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Postcard of Boulder Canyon Dam site, Boulder Canyon (Ariz.), 1905-1920
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Archival Collection
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Aerial photograph of the Colorado River and Hemenway Wash, before 1935
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Archival Collection
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Hemenway Wash, located at the bend of the Colorado River just upstream of Black Canyon, before the construction of Hoover dam.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Colorado River"
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Slide of a woman and children in a Boulder City, circa early 1930s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of a mercantile store, Saint Thomas, Nevada, 1929
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Archival Collection
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Postcard of Boulder City (Nev), 1931
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Archival Collection
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Gene Leavitt interview, February 28, 1979: transcript
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Archival Collection
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On February 28, 1979, collector Monte Leavitt interviewed Gene Leavitt (born October 6th, 1923 in Mesquite, Nevada) at his home in North Las Vegas, Nevada. In this interview, Mr. Leavitt talks about his career as a truck and bus driver. He also talks about the life in Southern Nevada, the soldiers stationed here, and gambling.
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A father with his two small children and a donkey: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Father with two small children. "Many hardships were endured as people lived on scant rations while waiting for an opportunity to work on Hoover Dam." Circa 1930-1931. (Bureau of Reclamation Photo by W. A. Davis)
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Photograph of road bed shoulder stabilization and rail guards on the Nevada side of the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, April 29, 2009
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of a Masonic caravan arriving at the dam site along the Colorado River, April 23, 1932
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Archival Collection
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Postcard of campgrounds and tourist destinations, Lake Mead, 1970s
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