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Film transparency of Peter Lutzeier, location unknown, circa 1927-1928

Date

1925 to 1930

Description

Peter Lutzeier at an unknown location, possibly Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1927-1928

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Photograph of Elbert Edwards, circa mid 1920s-early 1930s

Date

1925 to 1932

Description

Elbert Edwards as a young man, standing outdoors. He is wearing a "Nevada" belt buckle.

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Photograph album, Henry Wieking Collection, circa late 1920s-early 1930s

Date

1925 to 1935
1905 to 1935

Description

Album contains Wieking family photos, photos of Hoover Dam construction, Black Canyon, ferries on the Colorado River, ruins of Fort Callville, Englers Camp, Las Vegas Ranch, Mt. Charleston, deserts in Nevada and Arizona, Hoover Dam laboratory workers, the first train in Railroad Pass, and snow in Las Vegas. Also included are one color postcard titled "The Grand Canyon Bridge, Arizona," and prints of two poems, "Mornin' On The Desert" and "Nevada" (authors unknown). A paper finding aid is available in the album box.

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Photograph of Virginia Page, Miss Las Vegas, Sands Hotel, June 2, 1957

Date

1957-06-02

Archival Collection

Description

Nineteen year old Virginia Page from Brighton, England, winner of Meet Me In Las Vegas contest. Page, as Miss Las Vegas, won a trip to Las Vegas for a week starting June 2, 1957. She is pictured here standing at the base of a plane flanked by two unidentified people.

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Photograph of Virginia Page, Miss Las Vegas, Sands Hotel, June 2, 1957.

Date

1957-06-02

Archival Collection

Description

Nineteen year old Virginia Page from Brighton, England, winner of Meet Me In Las Vegas contest. Page, as Miss Las Vegas, won a trip to Las Vegas for a week starting June 2, 1957. She is pictured here on the right holding an award with an unidentified man.

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Photograph of the Westlake family in front of a grocery store, 1909.

Date

1909

Description

Grocery store - Westlake family. Picture was taken in 1909. Otto "Kelly" Westlake (Kelly is a nickname), Katherine Westlake (born 1908), Mrs. Westlake, Mr. Westlake, Jewel Westlake (92 years old in 1985, now lives in California." Physical object has a diagram included that identifies the position of the people pictured.

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Photograph of Harold Stocker, Reading, Pennsylvania, circa 1915-1930

Date

1915 to 1925

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white photograph of Harold Stocker as a lifeguard in a pool in Reading, Pennsylvania.

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Photograph of Martha and Walter Hunsaker, May 8, 1979

Date

1979-05-08

Description

Text on back of photograph: "Martha and Walter Hunsaker. May 8, 1979. Married on May 8, 1938, our wedding vows were renewed on May 8, 1979. As shown in this photo, we are dressed just as we were 41 years earlier. Martha wears her wedding gown and veil and Walter wears the same dark blue suit."

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Film transparency of businessmen, politicians, and engineers at Hoover Dam, June 6, 1933

Date

1933-06-06

Description

Black and white image of the group of men who witnessed the pouring of the first concrete in Hoover Dam proper. From left to right: H. J. Lawler, Director of Six Companies, Inc.; Walker R. Young, Construction Engineer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Frank T. Crowe, General Superintendent, Six Companies, Inc.; C. A. Shea, Director of Construction, Six Companies, Inc. W. A. Bechtel, President, Six Companies, Inc.; R. F. Walter, Chief Engineer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Theodore A. Walters, First Assistant Secretary of the Interior ; Ed Clark & C. P. Squires, members of the original Colorado River Commission. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Photograph of the Arivada Ferry, 1916-1920

Date

1916 (year approximate) to 1920 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

Arivada Ferry, owned by Jim Cashman and operated by Pop Emery. Its primary purpose was to provide a way for Arizonans to get to Nevada where prohibition was not as strictly enforced.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Arivada Ferry, 1916-1920. This ferry was owned by Jim Cashman and operated by Pop Emery (standing, in picture). Originally located at the upper end of Cottonwood Island, a few miles below where the Cottonwood Cove Resort is located, it was later moved due to lack of business to TriState, Nevada, where it served for a short time between the Katherine Mine in Arizona and the TriState Mine in Nevada. Its main purpose here was to provide a way for Arizonans to get to Nevada where prohibition laws were not strictly enforced."

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