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Photograph of ventilator installation at the Basic Magnesium Inc. plant, Henderson (Nev.), April 12, 1943
Date
1943-04-21
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of unidentified men installing ventilators on a metal building.
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Photograph of construction workers at the Basic Magnesium Inc. plant, Henderson (Nev.), 27 April 1943
Date
1943-04-27
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified men working on the roof of a metal building at the Basic Magnesium Inc. plant.
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Photograph of bracket welding at the Basic Magnesium Inc. plant, Henderson (Nev.), May 6, 1943
Date
1943-05-06
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified man welding brackets for clamshell ventilators at the Basic Magnesium Inc. plant.
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Photograph of construction worker at the Basic Magnesium Inc. plant, Henderson (Nev.), May 6, 1943
Date
1943-05-06
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified man working near anchors on the roof of a metal building.
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Photograph of metal building unti 9 at the Basic Magnesium Inc. plant, Henderson (Nev.), June 19, 1943
Date
1943-06-19
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of construction of metal building unit 9.
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Photograph of Ralph Simpkins and Victor V. Kunkel, Henderson (Nev.), October 2, 1943
Date
1943-10-02
Archival Collection
Description
Ralph Simpkins and Victor V. Kunkel shaking hands at the Basic Magnesium Inc. plant. The sign behind them reads: "Completion of worlds largest asbestos protected metal installation. Last bolt placed by Victor V. Kunkel. Genl. Supt. Sheet Metal. McNeil Construction Co. Oct. 2 1943."
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Photograph of Victor Kunkel, Henderson (Nev.), October 2, 1943
Date
1943-10-02
Archival Collection
Description
Victor V. Kunkel placing the last bolt in a building constructed for th Basic Magnesium Inc. plant. The sign next to him reads: "Completion of worlds largest asbestos protected metal installation. Last bolt placed by Victor V. Kunkel. Genl. Supt. Sheet Metal. McNeil Construction Co. Oct. 2 1943."
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Photograph of Victor Kunkel, Henderson (Nev.), October 2, 1943
Date
1943-10-02
Archival Collection
Description
Victor V. Kunkel placing the last bolt in a building constructed for the Basic Magnesium Inc. plant. The sign below him reads: "Completion of worlds largest asbestos protected metal installation. Last bolt placed by Victor V. Kunkel. Genl. Supt. Sheet Metal. McNeil Construction Co. Oct. 2 1943."
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Photograph of men at the Basic Magnesium Inc. plant, Henderson (Nev.), August 6, 1942
Date
1942-08-06
Archival Collection
Description
Three men sitting outside of a building in front of a large puddle or shallow body of water. Original description: Brownie, Keaton, and Dave Anderson sitting by the "Lake." The signs read: "Danger 'Sharks'" and "No swimming, rip-tide."
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Photograph of McNeil Construction Co. Helldorado float, Las Vegas (Nev.), May 20, 1943
Date
1943-05-20
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of a Helldorado float leaving McNeil Ranch to go to the Helldorado parade. Men in cowboy hats ride horses ahead of the float. The float itself is pulled by horses and decorated with evergreen branches. On the side of the float there is an illustration of a cowboy on a horse in front of a lake, evergreen trees, mountains, and a covered wagon. The sign on the float reads: "McNeil Construction Co. Pioneers of the Old West." Inside the float there are donkeys and a man in a cowboy hat holding the horses' reins.
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