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Photograph of the Colorado River Ferry in Black Canyon, circa late 1920s to early 1930s

Date

1926 to 1933

Description

A ferry that went across Colorado River while Hoover Dam was being built.

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Photograph of boat building in Black Canyon, circa 1920s to early 1930s

Date

1920 to 1933

Description

A group of men building a row boat in Black Canyon. Handwritten description provided on back of image indicates James Cashman, Sr. is in the center.

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Photograph of a small boat on a river, circa late 1920s to early 1930s

Date

1925 to 1933

Description

A group of unidentified men in a small boat on what is probably the Colorado River in Black Canyon. Photograph courtesy of Dickinson Library Special Collections Dept. University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Photograph of a small boat on a river, circa mid 1920s to 1930s

Date

1925 to 1933

Description

The view of an unidentified group of men in a small boat on what is probably the Colorado River in Black Canyon. Photograph courtesy of Dickinson Library Special Collections Dept. University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Photograph of the Colorado County Commissioners fishing, circa 1920s to 1940s

Date

1920 to 1949

Description

Handwritten description provided on back of image: "Fishing of Coloado County Commissioners, Boyer State way Dept. Engineer. L - R: C. C. Boyer, Bill Stewart (maybe), James Cashman, Henry Rice (?)." Photograph is courtesy of Dickinson Library Special Collections Dept. University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Aerial photograph of the a gathering for a prayer of thanks, circa late 1920s

Date

1928 to 1929

Description

Handwritten description provided on back of image: "Prayer of thanks for signing of dam bill. Property of Jim Cashman."

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Photograph of the Hoover Dam, circa 1930s

Date

1932 to 1934

Description

The aerial view of the downstream face of Hoover Dam (then Boulder Dam) under construction.

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Photograph of the Bureau of Reclamation car at Boulder Dam, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1935

Description

The first official Bureau of Reclamation car to cross Hoover Dam (then Boulder Dam). Standing from left to right, the men in this picture are identified: Walker R. Young, James Cashman, Frank T. Crowe, and Walter R. Bracken.

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Photograph of the Cashman boat, circa late 1920s to 1930s

Date

1928 to 1939

Description

An unidentified woman and man on the Cashman boat. The photo is autographed by Marian Nixon.

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Photograph of the GarWood Boat, circa 1920s to 1940s

Date

1920 to 1949

Description

The GarWood boat on what is most likely Lake Mead or the Colorado River. Colonel Bob Russell is at the helm of the boat; the other men pictured are unidentified.

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