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Film transparency showing the Union Pacific Station in Las Vegas, circa 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
An image showing an exterior view of the Union Pacific Station. Text on the image reads: "New Union Pacific Station, Las Vegas, Nevada. Gateway to Boulder Dam." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Film transparency of men distributing water in Boulder City, Nevada, May 13, 1931
Date
1931-05-13
Archival Collection
Description
A black and image image of four men, including a 75-year-old identified as Sam Jones, distributing water in an area known as Ragtown near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City.
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Photograph of construction trucks in the bed of the Colorado River, 1930-1933
Date
1930 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
A construction site at the base of the Hoover Dam. A label at the bottom of the photo: "Circa 1930's. Construction trucks rumble through the soggy bed of the Colorado River, diverted around the dam site by concrete tunnels to clear the area for the base of the dam."
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Fortification Hill and Williamsville ghost town: photographic print
Date
1930 (year uncertain) to 1933 (year uncertain)
Archival Collection
Description
Fortification Mountain. Towards the center of the photograph, the ghost town Williamsville, Nevada, also known as Ragtown, Nevada, can be seen. Written on the photograph, "Fortification Mountain as seen from Williamsville, Nevada on Colorado River near Hoover Dam. Frasher's foto- Pomona, Calif."
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Photograph of ironworkers being transported in manbaskets during Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge construction, Nevada-Arizona border, April 30, 2009
Date
2009-04-30
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notes: "Ironworkers arrive to work in manbasket, Arizona side of bridge arch construction, Hoover Dam Bypass Project, April 30, 2009." Site Name: Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge
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Photograph of Fortification Hill, Lake Mead, circa 1935-1950
Date
1935 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
The view of Fortification Hill at Lake Mead. Created in the late 1930s when Hoover Dam was built atop of the Colorado River, Lake Mead is one of the largest man-made reservoirs in the United States at 112 miles long and 500 feet deep.
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Slide of people at a food truck in Boulder City, Nevada, August 13, 1931
Date
1931-08-13
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of a woman and three children standing behind a food truck in Ragtown, an area near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City. Two men appear to be distributing food from the bed of the truck.
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Collage of Hotels in Nevada and Arizona: postcard
Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1999 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Las Vegas, Nevada scenes including Sal Sagev Hotel, Hoover Dam, a gambling scene, and the El Trovatore Autel and Challenger Auto Court (east of Kingman, Arizona).
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Photograph of individuals at Special Collections, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, December 09, 1975
Date
1975-12-09
Archival Collection
Description
From left to right: William G. Price, Hal Erickson, and Barbara Price at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Mr. And Mrs. Price are donating a rare collection of photos of Hoover Dam taken by Mrs. Price's step-father, Ernest Mitchell Pratt.
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