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Photograph of mining area, Death Valley (Calif.), 1920-1930
Date
1920 to 1930
Archival Collection
Description
A horse grazes while three men pose for a picture in a Death Valley mining area. Their automobile sits behind them. The image's right and left top corners have been ripped, resulting in the strange trapezoidal shape of the photo.
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Photograph of a man sitting in front of a church, Bamoa (Mex.), 1932
Date
1932
Archival Collection
Description
Man sits in front of a church. Inscription reads: " View from our roof taken at five in the morning- we watch the moon come up from behind this Church and then the sun. The interior is barn like without even benches and it has a dirt floor. Note the local barbor shop up front of the Church
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Photograph of workers moving mining machines, (Mex.), May 1911
Date
1911-05
Archival Collection
Description
Workers use cattle, horses, and covered wagons to haul mining machinery to the mines. Taken by Henry M. Corliss.
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Photograph of Dr. Richard Giles, Hudson (N.Y.), 1914
Date
1914
Archival Collection
Description
Dr. Richard Giles poses for a picture. Family history inscription reads: "Father of Dick L. Giles; Uncle to Edith C. Giles Cadagan Barcus 1914, Brother to Edwin S. Giles; great grand uncle to Mrs. Jane Cadogan Perry [who has three children by prior marriage to Arthur N. Patten; Childrens' names are Arthur N. Patten, Jr., Patricia Ann, and Edwin Giles Patten.]"
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Photograph of Edwin Giles holding Edith Corliss Giles, Colorado Springs (Colo.), 1890s
Date
1890 to 1899
Archival Collection
Description
Edwin Giles holds his daughter, Edith Corliss Giles, in the air in front of their home in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The man next to Edwin is unidentified.
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Photograph of Clyde and Edith Giles Barcus, Seattle (Wash.), 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Clyde Barcus and Edith Giles Barcus. Inscription reads: "Photo taken shortly after their marriage. They went to Seattle were Clyde had lived at one time."
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Photograph of machine shop, Hoover Dam, March 11, 1932
Date
1932-03-11
Archival Collection
Description
Interior of Six Companies, Inc. machine shop, showing equipment to handle heavy machine work used for the dam construction. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Photograph of workmen, Hoover Dam, March 18, 1932
Date
1932-03-18
Archival Collection
Description
Day shift construction workers for Boulder Dam, now called Hoover Dam, entering transports at the upper portals for their return journey to Boulder City ten miles away. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Photograph of temporary cable-way, Hoover Dam, April 1, 1932
Date
1932-04-01
Archival Collection
Description
Temporary cable-way spanning the Colorado River, near Look-Out Point, providing access to the Arizona Spillway operations during construction of the Hoover Dam. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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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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