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Photograph of the Boulder Dam Power Decennial plaque, October 25, 1946
Date
1946-10-25
Archival Collection
Description
The face of the Boulder Dam Power Decennial plaque, which was made for the ten year anniversary of Boulder Dam, renamed Hoover Dam in 1947. Depicted on the sign is an outline of the downstream face of the Hoover Dam, along with outlines of the state seals of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Transcribed across the sign: "Boulder Dam, Power Decennial. Flood Control - Irrigation - Power. Saluting Boulder Dam On Its Tenth Year Of Commercial Power Production. 1936-1946. Honoring The People Of The Colorado River Basin States. Whose initiative brought forth Boulder Dam, making possible: The maximum utilization of the water resources of this great river system; The prevention of floods; The conservation of water; The availability of hydroelectric energy to a wide area."
Image
Booklet depicting various views of Boulder City and Boulder Dam: postcards, image 003
Description
Three postcards. Boulder Dam and Lake Mean in Black Canyon; Boulder Dam Powerhouse - Nevada Wing; Sunset at Boulder Dam.
Photograph of women at Boulder Dam Dedication celebration (Nev.), 1935
Date
1935
Archival Collection
Description
Women dressed in costume pose for a group photo during the celebration for the Boulder Dam Dedication. Arlene Mathews Smith is at the center of the photo. The others are unidentified.
Image
Booklet depicting various views of Boulder City and Boulder Dam: postcards, image 004
Description
Three postcards. Nevada Lookout Point, Boulder Dam; Transcontinental Highway across Boulder Dam; Boulder Dam and Powerhouse, Fortification Mountain in Distance.
Boulder City, Boulder Dam, and southern Nevada
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Frank D. Rathbun Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00163
Collection Name: Frank D. Rathbun Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: Frank D. Rathbun Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Boulder Dam, newspaper clippings, 1958-1963
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Dorothy Dorothy Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00352
Collection Name: Dorothy Dorothy Papers
Box/Folder: Box 5
Collection Name: Dorothy Dorothy Papers
Box/Folder: Box 5
Archival Component
Boulder Dam souvenir postcard set, 1949
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Maria LaCavera Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01139
Collection Name: Maria LaCavera Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
Collection Name: Maria LaCavera Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Booklet depicting various views of Boulder City and Boulder Dam: postcards, image 008
Description
Three postcards. Two of the Boulder Dam, the third id the Boulder Dam Reservoir filler to capacity.
Film transparency showing streets of Boulder Dam, circa 1933-1940s
Date
1933 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
A grayscale view of Boulder City, Nevada; Boulder Dam Hotel and a building sign advertising "free Boulder Dam motion pictures" can be seen in the background.
Image
Road Map of Boulder Dam and Vicinity, 1940s
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Robert Woodruff Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00455
Collection Name: Robert Woodruff Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02
Collection Name: Robert Woodruff Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02
Archival Component