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Photograph of servicemen and an entertainer, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950-1960
Date
1950 to 1960
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of three servicemen with an entertainer (possibly Yvette Dare of the El Rancho Ranchettes) and a parrot in front of the El Rancho Hotel. Site Name: El Rancho Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of cars on Main Street, Pioche (Nev.), circa 1935
Date
1934 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
Ground level view of Main Street. Pioche News Stand, U.S. Post Office, and Hodges Cook Mercantile Co. can be seen on the left. Cars are parked along the sides of the street while a black car approaches down the center. Street Address: Main Street
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Photograph of mixing plant, Hoover Dam, March 8, 1932
Date
1932-03-08
Archival Collection
Description
Looking upstream at the low level mixing plant, 4 cubic-yard aggregators mounted on white trucks in the foreground. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Photograph of mill workers, Pioche (Nev.), 1920s-1930s
Date
1920 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Mill workers at Ely Valley Mill, Pioche. Coal bins on right (now demolished). Coal loaded onto narrow gauge trains to Jackrabbit. Steam engines fired with coal hauled one to transfer station at Pioche depot. Buildings on left still exist. L-R 1. Bill Webb 2. Bob Schulz 3? 4? 5. Charlie Wilson, 6. James Deck 7. Charlie Van Allen 8. Shorty Long 9. Shorty Barnes.
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Photograph of exterior construction for Stardust renovation, Las Vegas, (Nev.), March 25, 1975
Date
1975-03-25
Archival Collection
Description
Exterior view of Stardust Hotel renovation project. Metal structural beams show the size of the space under construction. A wooden staircase to the right leads to other areas of building. A car is parked near a brick wall adjacent to the construction. This black and white photograph was taken during the renovation period of the hotel and casino. Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Street Address: 3000 South Las Vegas Boulevard
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Photograph of buses, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
Transport buses to haul workmen to Dam from Boulder City. Warehouse present in background. Note: "Between shifts, early a.m. mess hall out of photo to the left. RR Pass in right rear. Trucks ready to take Trucks were called Crummies. Each truck had a particular station to drop off and pick up their crews. - W.A. Davis."
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Photograph of Babcock and Wilcox Co. Steel Plant, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
Babcock & Wilcox plant under construction. Note on back: ""Steel plant at damsite, used to fabricate steel for tunnels. Transported by RR on a special car then put in place with a 150 ton crant. - W.A. Davis""
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Photograph of work camps, Boulder City (Nev), circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
Tent camps for people waiting for work at the Dam, located just before Railroad Pass. Note on back ""Ross kept a sidewinder in a box on rt. side of water ladys tent (tent in backghround at right). Ross' camp (left, background). He was bitten by the rattlesnake. Location where elderly lady sold water at the top of the Pass. $0.05 glass and $0.25 to fill a radiator. Guss Nugeat's mine out of picture to the left. Only about 5 cars a day came by in 1930."" - W.A. Davis
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Photograph of U.S. Post Office, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1920s
Date
1920 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
U.S. Post Office building located on Main Street on UPRR tract. The post office had only general delivery service with post office boxes until December 1933, when local delivery began. This was the period of "hook and toss" when mail was tossed from passing train. If the hook was not hit exactly, the bag might be torn and the mail scattered. That often happened. Information given by Geo. Smith, Personnel dept. US, P.O., LV, 11-30-83. Street Address: Main Street
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Photograph of Lyndon Johnson with supporters near car, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1960
Date
1959 to 1961
Archival Collection
Description
Lyndon Johnson surrounded by supporters, including Walter Baring, Grant Sawyer, and Howard Cannon seen in the car. Some people hold signs that display Johnson's face with the words "Johnson for Vice President Leadership for the 60's"
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