A group of people at the opening of an artesian well in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right, the individuals include and unidentified man; and unidentified woman; Fred Balzar, a Nevada governor; J. Fred Hesse, a Las Vegas Mayor; and an unidentified man.
Nevada Governor Vail M. Pittman (left) is presented with a gift of western attire from "Big Jim" Cashman, Sr. (right) at the Elks Club in Las Vegas, Nevada Site Name: Elk's Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Black and white image of Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of the Interior, at a ceremony which inaugurated construction on the Boulder City branch of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, signaling the beginning of the Boulder Canyon Project, later known as Hoover Dam. From left to right, the men pictured include: Senator Key Pittman of Nevada; Governor Fred Balzar of Nevada; Carl Gray, President of Union Pacific Railroad system; Secretary Wilbur holding the Nevada silver spike; and Senator Tasker L. Oddie of Nevada. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.