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Photograph of William S. O' Brien and James C. Flood, circa 1860s-1888
Date
1860 to 1888
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: William S. O' Brien and James C. Flood. They were two San Francisco stockbrokers who teamed up with two miners (James G. Fair and John W. Mackay) to break the power and influence of William Sharon and the Bank of America on the Comstock Lode.
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Photograph of William Lytle Woods and Albert Andrew Woods, Springerville, Arizona, August 1979
Date
1979-08
Archival Collection
Description
Brothers William "Bill" Lytle Woods and Albert Andrew "Andy" Woods II at a family reunion at the Woods family home in Springerville, Arizona. They were cousins of Elbert Edwards.
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Photograph of unidentified members of Elbert Edwards family on Las Vegas Day train ride, 1980
Date
1980
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified man and woman, wearing costume crowns, seated aboard a passenger train, during a Las Vegas Day celebration. They are probably members of the Elbert Edwards family.
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Photograph of Woods family members at a reunion in Springerville, Arizona, August 1979
Date
1979-08
Archival Collection
Description
Four men at a Woods family reunion in Springerville, Arizona, near the Woods family home. L-R: unidentified, brothers Albert Andrew "Andy" Woods II and William "Bill" Lytle Woods, unidentified. The Woods were cousins of Elbert Edwards.
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Slide of people in a visitor's tunnel at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An image of two men in one of the visitor's tunnels at Hoover Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Slide of Hoover Dam generators, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An image of hydroelectric generators inside the powerhouse at Hoover Dam. A man standing next to one of the generators shows their scale. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph showing the downstream face of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1936 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Hoover Dam, as seen from the Arizona side; an unidentified man is standing beside a car in the foreground, looking toward the dam.
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Photograph of a waterfall at Grand Canyon, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
The view of three unidentified gentlemen standing by a waterfall that splashes into the Colorado River located in the rocky Grand Canyon. Located in Arizona, the Grand Canyon was carved by erosion from the Colorado River, which resultantly left the canyon an estimated 277 miles long, a mile deep, and up to 18 miles wide. Today, about two billion years of geological history has been exposed at the canyon.
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Photograph of Temple Bar, Lake Mead, circa 1935-1950
Date
1935 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
The view of two men standing along the shore of Lake Mead as they gaze upon the rock formation Temple Bar, which is now under water. Created in the late 1930s when Hoover Dam was built atop of the Colorado River, Lake Mead is one of the largest man-made reservoirs in the United States at 112 miles long and 500 feet deep.
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Photograph of an unidentified man at Hemenway Harbor, Lake Mead, circa 1935-1950
Date
1935 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
The view of an unidentified gentleman examining a capstan at Hemenway Harbor, Lake Mead. Crouching beside the capstan, the man is wearing a sailor-inspired outfit, complete with a white, button up shirt, black pants, tie, and a brimmed black and white hat. Other visitors of the harbor can be seen in the background strolling along the the boat decks and ships.
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