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Photograph of the Davis Dam, November 28, 1950
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Archival Collection
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"Blacks and the Boulder Dam Project": manuscript draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald
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Archival Collection
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From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Unpublished manuscripts file.
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Fenton, Teddy, 1916-2005
Virginia "Teddy" Fenton was born on December 2, 1916. She is the donor of the Virginia "Teddy" Photograph Collection, photographs detailing the construction, completion, and operations of the Hoover Dam. Virgina had three children: Donna, David, and Richard. She passed away on March 30, 2005.
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“Virginia Fenton Obituary.” Las Vegas Review-Journal. April 2005. https://obits.reviewjournal.com/obituaries/lvrj/obituary.aspx?n=virginia-fenton&pid=142004788.
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Photograph of temporary shanty town along Colorado River, circa 1931
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Archival Collection
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Shack town filled with people waiting for jobs building the Hoover Dam.
Transcribed Notes: Written on back: 4-18-31
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Photograph of a man over Black Canyon, Colorado, 1931
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of people on a motorboat, Lake Mead (Nev.), 1934-1952
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of a construction vehicle, Boulder City (Nev.), approximately 1931-1936
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Archival Collection
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Colorado River in Black Canyon, Arizona: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Cultural Focus Tours Research Notes
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The Cultural Focus Tours Research Notes (1989-1990) contain background information about historical locations and topics in Las Vegas's history used by Cultural Focus Tours, a division of the Allied Arts Council of Nevada. Cultural Focus Tours, developed by historic preservationist Elizabeth von til Warren, provided tours of historic landmarks around Las Vegas, Nevada including the Hoover Dam, Nevada Test Site, Valley of Fire, Old Spanish Trail, and the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort. Materials also include the 40th anniversary issue of the
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