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Postcard showing visitors' elevator at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s-1940s
Date
1936 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
A view of visitors boarding an elevator on "[the] Highway on crest of Boulder Dam, with elevator tower where visitors are conducted by guides to powerhouse." Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Parker Dam Theater, circa 1938-1940s
Date
1938 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
An image showing an exterior view of the Parker Dam Theater (per the white sign on the side of the building). Presumed to be located near the state line between California and Arizona, the theater displays a poster for the 1936 musical comedy "Pigskin Parade."
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Film transparency showing vehicles and elevator towers at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1937 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the top of Hoover Dam. Several cars and buses are parked, and the visitors' elevator tower is visible.
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Film transparency of Texaco service station and City Cafe, Kingman, Arizona, circa late 1940s
Date
1945 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
An image of a Texaco service station next to automobile parked outside of City Cafe in Kingman.
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Film transparency of people looking out at Death Valley, California, circa late 1940s to 1950s
Date
1945 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of a man and woman looking out upon Death Valley from a roadside stop.
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Film transparency of a woman at Devil's Golf Course, Death Valley, California, circa 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of a woman standing next to a station wagon, looking at a salt pan in Death Valley. A sign for Devil's Golf Course is in the foreground.
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Film transparency of a woman at Devil's Golf Course, Death Valley, California, circa 1940s to 1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of a woman standing next to a station wagon, looking at a salt pan in Death Valley. A sign for Devil's Golf Course is in the foreground.
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Film transparency of an automobile near Furnace Creek, Death Valley, California, circa 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
An image of a man and woman sitting in a 1941 Ford Super Deluxe Woodie Wagon on a road in Death Valley, overlooking the Furnace Creek area.
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Postcard of transportation vehicle, Hoover Dam, circa 1931-1935
Date
1931 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Caption at bottom of postcard reads: 150 man transport- Boulder Dam Bureau of Reclamation Photo." Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Postcard of intake towers, Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1936 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Caption at bottom right hand corner of image reads: "Upstream face of Boulder Dam showing intake towers and Arizona observation point." Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.
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