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Photograph of airplane hangar, Boulder City (Nev.), September, 1937
Date
1937-09
Archival Collection
Description
New airplane hangar of Grand Canyon, Boulder Dam Tours, Sept. 1937.
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Photograph of museum construction in the desert, Overton (Nev.), 1934
Date
1934
Archival Collection
Description
Construction takes place for a museum in Boulder Dam State Park in Overton, Nevada.
Image
Film transparency of workers pouring concrete into the dam form, Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s
Date
1933 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Text on the image reads: "Pouring concrete- Boulder Dam."
Image
Film strip of Boulder City or Hoover Dam construction, image 019: photographic print
Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Image of the Boulder Dam. A handwritten inscription reads, "Finished. "
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Transcript of interview with Laura & Don Garvin by Michael Martocci, March 3, 1979
Date
1979-03-03
Archival Collection
Description
On March 3, 1979, Michael Martocci interviewed Laura (born in California) and Don Garvin (born in Goldfield, Nevada) about their lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two provide details on their family background, the first sources of water in Las Vegas, and the early city limits. They also describe their early occupations, religion, gambling, the Mormon Fort, and the effects of the Great Depression. The interview concludes with a brief discussion on the development of the Las Vegas Strip and recreational activities.
Text
Photograph album, Henry Wieking Collection, circa late 1920s-early 1930s, page 1
Date
1925 to 1935
1905 to 1935
Description
Captions: Concrete mixing plant - Boulder Dam, Oakes; Englers Camp; Snow at Old Ranch, 'Vegas Nev. '29' Desert canary- Las Vegas, Nev. '30.
Image
Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print
Date
1973-02-06
Description
Pg.97 #3512 Looking upstream in Arizona Valve House. Note three gates and needle valves have been installed. Oct. 29, 1935. Pg.97 #3497 View from top of Boulder Dam, looking toward Power House, Valve Houses and lower portals of Diversion Tunnels. Oct. 28, 1935.
