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Photograph of the Davis Dam, December 28, 1950

Date

1950-12-28

Archival Collection

Description

An image of the water-turned generator from Davis Dam. Located within Pyramid Canyon between Arizona and Nevada, Davis Dam was constructed on the Colorado River 67 miles downstream from Hoover Dam. Due to the Mexican Treaty of 1944, the United States was required to construct Davis Dam for regulation of water to be delivered to Mexico.

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Photograph of Davis Dam, January 25, 1951

Date

1951-01-25

Archival Collection

Description

An image of the water-turned generator from Davis Dam. Located within Pyramid Canyon between Arizona and Nevada, Davis Dam was constructed on the Colorado River 67 miles downstream from Hoover Dam. Due to the Mexican Treaty of 1944, the United States was required to construct Davis Dam for regulation of water to be delivered to Mexico.

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Map of St. Thomas, Nevada, circa 1933

Date

1930 to 1933

Description

Hand-drawn map of St. Thomas, Nevada (ca. 1914-1932) which was abandoned in 1933 due to the construction of Hoover Dam and is now covered by Lake Mead, as remembered by Merle Frehner (a former resident of St.Thomas). Buildings and residences on map are numbered and explained in a key. "Mormon plat assumed." Scale: 1 1/2 in. = 300 ft.

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Photograph of Rioville, Nevada, circa 1900

Date

1900 (year approximate)

Description

Rioville, also known as Bonelli's Landing, Nevada.

Transcribed Notes: Notes on attached sheet: Rioville, Nevada (also known as Bonelli's Landing). It now lies at the bottom of Lake Mead, formed behind Hoover Dam. Rioville was founded by Daniel Bonelli, a Mormon pioneer sent by Brigham Young, about 1865 at the mouth of the Virgin River.

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Transcript of interview with Rev. Prentiss Walker by Bernard Timberg, January 27, 1974

Date

1974-01-27

Description

Interview with Rev. Prentiss Walker conducted by Bernard Timberg on January 27, 1974. Born on an Oklahoma Indian Reservation in 1910, Walker arrived in Las Vegas in 1933 in hopes of working on Hoover Dam construction. After working in various jobs, he became ordained as a Baptist minister. Walker discusses job discrimination and living "uptown."

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Photograph of the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, Nevada-Arizona border, January 12, 2011

Date

2011-01-12

Description

Photographer's notes: "The full form and structure of the bridge, its arch, piers and girders, are revealed in a view from the Nevada canyon wall near the old Nevada hairpin turn. The reflected light of Hoover Dam provides the primary night time illumination of this side of the bridge." Site Name: Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

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Transcript of interview with Edith Allan by Elizabeth Cleary, February 26, 1977

Date

1977-02-26

Archival Collection

Description

Elizabeth Cleary interviews Edith Allan (born 1889 in Iowa), a longtime resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, on her experiences living and working in this city. Allan discusses living on a dairy farm, which was her family's source of income, as well as her experiences working for Western Union and the Sal Sagev. Allan also mentions the building of Hoover Dam, Block 16, and the Stewart Ranch. Another male is present during the interview as well.

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