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Photograph of James P. Beckwourth, circa 1850s-1866
Date
1850 to 1866
Archival Collection
Description
James P. Beckwourth, mountain man, fur trader and explorer. He discovered one of the easier routes (later called the Beckwourth Pass) across the Sierra Navadas, from the Truckee to the Yuba River.
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Photograph of John Fremont and Kit Carson, circa 1850s-1860s
Date
1850 to 1869
Archival Collection
Description
Kit Carson (standing) and John C. Fremont (seated).
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Photograph of P. A. "Pop" Simon, circa 1940s-1960s
Date
1940 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of P.A. "Pop" Simon, land developer and mining tycoon, who purchased and developed the land north of Las Vegas for Western Air Express Field, which would later become Nellis Air Force Base.
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Slide of a man fishing on Lake Mead, circa 1935-1950
Date
1935 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
An image of a man fishing at Lake Mead.
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Slide of Lake Mead, circa 1935-1950
Date
1935 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
An image of men fishing at Lake Mead.
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Slide of a man and a donkey at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s-1950s
Date
1936 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of a man with a donkey in front of the visitors' elevator at Hoover Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph showng men in a boat on Lake Mead, circa 1935-1950
Date
1935 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
A photograph with the caption, "Boating on Boulder Lake in the 'Apache,' Murl Emery Lines" printed on it.
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Photograph of the powerhouse at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1936 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Hoover Dam's power house.
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Photograph of a man standing on a bridge overlooking Hoover Dam spillway, 1935-1936
Date
1935 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified man stands on a concrete bridge overlooking one of the spillways at Hoover Dam. Typed label on back of photograph: "Spillways - Boulder Dam."
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Film transparency showing people at Lake Mead, circa 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of people participating in recreational activities at Lake Mead.
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