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Man by the Colorado River: photographic print

Date

1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)

Description

An unidentified man stands by the Colorado Riber, five miles below the Hoover Dam.

Image

Postcard showing Old Fort Callville near Las Vegas, before 1938

Date

1928 to 1938

Description

Colorized photograph of Fort Callville on the banks of the Colorado River.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of postcard: "Fort Collville (sic) on the Colorado above the Hoover Dam was established in early days as a trading post and terminus for river boats plying up the river from the gulf to this point. The old fort will be entirely under water when the lake is formed by the construction of Hoover Dam."

Image

Film transparency of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931-circa 1940s

Date

1931 (year uncertain; year approximate) to Unknown year in the decade of the 1940s

Archival Collection

Description

An image of Arizona Street (pointing northeast) in Boulder City. From this view point, may different city shops are visible, such as a Shell gas station, the Visitors Bureau, and the Nava-Hopi Trading Post, as well as a sign directing visitors to the nearby Hoover Dam. The Hoover Dam Visitors Bureau was originally known as the Boulder Dam Tourist Service Bureau, as the dam's name officially changed in 1947.

Image

Murl Emery Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00126

Abstract

The Murl Emery Photograph Collection consists of seventeen black-and-white photographic reprints of ferries and recreational activities near Searchlight, Nevada on the Colorado River taken from approximately 1910 to 1946, and reprinted from approximately 1970 to 2004.

Archival Collection

Photograph of local dignitaries at the Boulder Dam dedication, September 30, 1935

Date

1935-09-30

Description

A group photo of local dignitaries at the Boulder Dam (now known as the Hoover Dam) dedication. Third from the right is Jim Cashman, Sr. and fourth from the right is William Ewart Ferron.

Image

Views of Boulder City, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)

Description

Images of the Hoover Dam area looking north east. Black Canyon, Fortification Hill, and the Colorado River can be seen as well.

Image

Water from the Colorado River

Date

1931

Description

Water from the Colorado River

Text

Ruby Thomas oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01816

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ruby Thomas conducted by Craig Hawkins on October 05, 1973 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Thomas discusses her career as a teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada and being member of the Retired Teachers Association. She then describes social and environmental changes, and the construction of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam). Lastly, Thomas recalls the population growth and casino development in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Afton Powers oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01503

Abstract

Oral history interview with Afton Powers conducted by Stephen Johnson on January 22, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Powers discusses living in St. Thomas, Nevada before the town was submerged in water after the construction of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam). She describes the utilities they had, her recreational activities, and how the town prepared for its eventual submersion.

Archival Collection

Statue of Rafael Rivera at the entrance of Old Vegas: photographic prints, image 001

Description

Hoover Dam and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Statue of Rafael Rivera located at the entrance of Old Vegas, an amusement park located in Henderson, NV. (1978)