Las Vegas, Nevada news broadcast revealing Hoover Dam as one of the Seven Wonders of the United States as named by civil engineers; Weathercaster Nathan Tannenbaum comments the Stratosphere Tower when completed will join this list. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Bob Stupak Professional Papers (MS-01016) -- Professional papers -- Audiovisual material -- Digitized audiovisual clips file.
'F.V. Owen, publisher ... Los Angeles, California. Topography by C.H. Fenner, C.E. Decorations by L.J. Bergère. Gov't. data, H.A. Shamberger, C.E. Copyright, 1930, by F.V. Owen.' At bottom right of map: 'Dated Oct. 7th, 1930.' Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Contour lines are 100 feet. Incudes six hand-colored illustrations showing local points of interest. Includes information on Hoover Dam, and chart of mileages from Las Vegas. Scale [ca. 1:63,360]. 1 inch to 1 mile
'Prepared by the Automobile Club of Southern California.' 'burke' in lower right corner. '1352' in circle in lower left corner. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows mines, ranches, and springs. Scale [ca. 1:443,520] (W 115°30--W 114°--N 36°30/N 35°)
'Cartography by W. C. Kainsinger, W.T. Taylor. Field mapping by K. R. Reed, G. Boyd. Typography by W. R. Williams.' 'Copyright by Automobile Club of Southern California. C-21351.' 'C-1352'--Panel. Index on verso. In lower right corner: 'Map number 1959.' Scale 1:415,210 (W 116°--W 114°/N 37°--N 35°). Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows mines, ranches and springs. Not the same as the 1948 edition of this map. Cartographers', field mappers', typographers' names are different, and 2 out of 3 numbers on maps are different. Probably after 1947 as Boulder Dam has been changed to Hoover Dam, but before 1950 as Las Vegas Bombing and Gunnery Range has not been changed to Nellis Air Force Base. Automobile Club of Southern California.
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.F. Lowe Family. The top photo, a composite, was taken about 1928, when R.J. "Dad" Fairbanks first moved to Baker and established a service station on the west Side of the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad tracks. Photo on the bottom left Shows Death Valley; on the right is a photo of Hoover Dam.
The Alan Byron Olson Photographs (approximately 1933) consist of one negative album containing 100 photographic negatives taken by Alan Byron Olson around 1933 that depict the Hoover Dam (then known as Boulder Dam) and the Boulder City Hospital. Olson was a medic for the Boulder City Hospital and the images also depict various hospital staff and other locations related to Hoover Dam. The collection also includes digital copies of the negatives.
The William Mors Audiovisual Collection (approximately 1989-2001) contains material created by William Mors Productions and the Las Vegas History Foundation. Subjects include Hoover Dam, entertainment in Las Vegas, Liberace, and the history of Las Vegas. The collection consists of vhs tapes, U-Matic tapes, betamax, and other formats and are originals, masters, edited masters, clips, and final production tapes.
The Jeff Gale Photographs (approximately 1992-2001) primarily contain aerial images of the Las Vegas Strip taken from the Stratosphere Tower and other locations around the city that were shot by Las Vegas, Nevada photographer Jeff Gale. Materials include images of the Sam's Town 300 NASCAR race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway as well as images of the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead Recreation Area. The collection also includes what may be personal family photographs taken around various locations around southern Nevada and the southwest region.
Oral history interviews with Leroy Burt, Joseph Kine, and Tommy Nelson conducted by Dennis McBride on November 10 and 11, 1986 for the Boulder City Library Oral History Project. The men discuss what they had been doing when the depression started in 1929, when they moved to Nevada, and their first jobs in Boulder City and the dam site. They share stories about their work experiences and discuss the different types of work at the dam, including high scalers, form strippers, jackhammer operators, and concrete pouring and puddling. They also talk about incidents and accidents that occurred during production, and the differences in safety standards in the 1930s and the 1980s.