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Film transparency showing the Union Pacific Station in Las Vegas, circa 1940s
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Archival Collection
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Film transparency of men distributing water in Boulder City, Nevada, May 13, 1931
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of construction trucks in the bed of the Colorado River, 1930-1933
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Archival Collection
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Dillingham, John N., 1904-1983
John Dillingham was born February 20, 1904 in Grace, Idaho. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1937 with his wife, Mabel. His career revolved around working as an engineer and a brakeman at the railroad. He also had various labor jobs on the Hoover Dam. Dillingham passed away November 21, 1983.
Person
Ligouri, Steven, 1962-
Steven Ligouri was born February 22, 1962 and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. He’s an artist whose creations can be enjoyed at such places as the Hoover Dam, where his famous High Scaler sculptor sits comfortably. Ligouri began mastering his trade making jewelry with assistance of his father, Bruno Ligouri, who owned a turquoise shop in Boulder City, Nevada.
Person
Evans, Louis F., 1914-
Louis Evans was born August 08, 1914 in Jones County, Iowa. He moved to Nevada in 1945 in search for employment. Construction on the Hoover Dam had begun at this point, and Evans worked as a well driver. He also held a job as a dairyman, delivering milk twice a day. Evans and his wife moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1947 to raise their family in Vegas Heights.
Person
Government and Six Companies officials inspecting the Nevada spillway: Norman S. Gallison, H. J. Lawler, Walker R. Young, Charles A. Shea, E. O. Wattis, Elwood Mead, Frank T. Crave, R. F. Walter, and W. A. Bechtel, 1932 February 09
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Burrell C. Lawton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Aerial view looking upstream through the Nevada spillway and two panels of the overflow weir under construction, 1933 June 10
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 09 (Restrictions apply)
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Man and a car near a Deputy United States Marshal sign at the entrance to the Boulder Canyon Project Federal Reservation in Nevada, 1932 May 08
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 01 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Cherry Street, as seen from the Nevada Highway in Boulder City; Six Companies, Inc. Dormitories and clubhouse are also visible, 1931 December 01
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 01 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component