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Photograph of McArthur Ranch near Hiko, Nevada, circa 1930s-1940s
Date
1930 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white photograph of McArthur Ranch.
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Photograph of Hotel Nipton, California, circa 1930s-1940s
Date
1930 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
An exterior view of the Hotel Nipton.
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Photograph of a caravan of over 500 automobiles, Boulder City, Nevada, November 1932
Date
1932-11
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a caravan of over 500 automobiles on their way to visit the Boulder Canyon Project in Boulder City. The passengers were possibly headed to view the diversion of the Colorado River. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of ceremony celebrating Hoover Dam construction, September 17, 1930
Date
1930-09-17
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of Interior, naming the Boulder Dam (name officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947) at a ceremony celebrating the beginning of work on the Boulder Canyon Project and the beginning of the construction of Union Pacific Railroad from Boulder Junction (Bracken Junction) to the dam site.
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Photograph of Boulder City, Nevada, March 3, 1933
Date
1933-03-03
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image showing a portion of Boulder City from Water Tank Hill. This photo is significant because it shows the Babcock & Wilcox Company housed under construction in the middle distance.
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Photograph of Walker R. Young, Hoover Dam, March 3, 1933
Date
1933-03-03
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Walker R. Young (right) and an unidentified individual standing beside a Department of the Interior/Bureau of Reclamation vehicle. Young was chief construction engineer on the Hoover Dam Project (Boulder Canyon Project) for the Bureau of Reclamation. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of the beach, Lake Mead, June 29, 1937
Date
1937-06-29
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Lake Mead, including boat docks and a bathing beach developed by the National Park Service for recreational use, such as swimming and picnicking.
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Photograph of motor transport, Boulder City, Nevada, April 12, 1934
Date
1934-04-12
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of "Big Bertha," the Six Companies, Inc. motor transport used to haul workmen between Boulder City and Hoover Dam. This double-decker truck could haul 154 men. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Slide of an entrance sign, Boulder City, Nevada, May 8, 1932
Date
1932-05-08
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of signs at the entrance to the Boulder Canyon Project Federal Reservation in Nevada.
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Slide of an entrance sign, Boulder City, Nevada, May 8, 1932
Date
1932-05-08
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a man and a car near a Deputy United States Marshal sign at the entrance to the Boulder Canyon Project Federal Reservation in Nevada.
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