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"LV News Bureau" b-roll footage of popular landmarks across the Valley: video, 1992 April 30

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

B-roll footage of boats on Lake Mead, cruising around the Lake and docked at various locations; Hoover Dam; Mt. Charleston; Red Rock Canyon and Valley of Fire including petroglyphs; clip ends with street and aerial footage of the Las Vegas Strip during the day. Original media item was titled "LV News Bureau" so this footage was likely filmed for promotional reasons. Original media Betacam, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

Archival Collection

The Production Company Audiovisual Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00930
Collection Name: The Production Company Audiovisual Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

Archival Component

Bound album of El Dorado Cañon, image 003: photographic print

Description

Mouth of the Grand Wash and the Colorado River, before Hoover Dam. This is a loose photo at the beginning of the photo album.

Slide of Boulder City, Nevada, circa late 1930s

Date

1936 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

An image of a street a block away from the Hoover (Boulder) Dam Visitor's Bureau. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Image

Canyon wall above Nevada valve house: photographic print

Date

1950 (year uncertain; year approximate) to 1955 (year uncertain; year approximate)

Description

From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Canyon wall above Nevada valve house at Hoover Dam circa 1950-55?

Image

Photograph of Pat McCarran, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

Senator Pat McCarran at Hoover Dam.

Image

William McCullough interview, February 26, 1979: transcript

Date

1979-02-26

Description

On February 26, 1979, collector Pete Wahlquist interviewed William McCullough (born May 9th, 1905 in Kansas City, Missouri) at his home in Boulder City, Nevada. In this interview, Mr. McCullough discusses moving to Nevada and working on the building of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam). He also speaks about Boulder City during the time of building the dam, as well as the growth he has seen happen in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Text

Large piece of construction equipment: photographic print

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 1999 (year approximate)

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Gigantic equipment in the diversion tunnel at Hoover dam.

Image

Photograph of a caravan of over 500 automobiles, Boulder City, Nevada, November 1932

Date

1932-11

Description

Black and white image of a caravan of over 500 automobiles on their way to visit the Boulder Canyon Project in Boulder City. The passengers were possibly headed to view the diversion of the Colorado River. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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