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Booklet depicting various views of Boulder City and Boulder Dam: postcards, image 006
Description
Three postcards. Two postcards depict the Boulder Dam and the third depicts Figures of the Republic statues at Boulder Dam.
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
Postcard of Union Pacific Miracle Train, Boulder Dam, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
Illustration the of a train and people standing near it. Caption reads: "Union Pacific Miracle Train passing through a 30 foot intake pipe, Boulder Dam project."
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Postcard of Boulder Dam Powerhouse machines, Hoover Dam (Nev.), 1934-1935
Date
1934 to 1935
Description
Boulder Dam Powerhouse, Nevada wing (postcard)
Image
Postcards; Las Vegas, Reno, Utah, Boulder Dam, 1940s
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
L. F. Manis Papers on Boulder Dam
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00288
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Papers on Boulder Dam
Box/Folder: Box 02
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Papers on Boulder Dam
Box/Folder: Box 02
Archival Component
Booklet depicting various views of Boulder City and Boulder Dam: postcards, image 007
Description
Three postcards. Grand Canyon from Lake Mead; Boulder Dam Crest and Switchback Highway on Arizona Side; Arizona Spillway and Highway Bridge, Boulder Dam.
Photograph of view of Boulder Dam, Hoover Dam, December 4, 1939
Date
1939-12-04
Archival Collection
Description
Colorado River-Hoover Dam. Views of Boulder Dam printed in book or magazine; numbers on the photo correspond to particular areas described at the bottom of the image. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
Image
Photograph of the Bureau of Reclamation car at Boulder Dam, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
The first official Bureau of Reclamation car to cross Hoover Dam (then Boulder Dam). Standing from left to right, the men in this picture are identified: Walker R. Young, James Cashman, Frank T. Crowe, and Walter R. Bracken.
Image
Photograph of principles involved in signing Boulder Dam bill, December 21, 1928
Date
1928-12-21
Archival Collection
Description
Principles involved in the signing of the Boulder Dam bill. L-R: Elwood Mead, Phil Swing, President Calvin Coolidge, Sen. Hiram Johnson, Addison T. Smith, and W.B. Matthews. Text on photo reads: "Public Service History Written as Boulder Dam Bill Is Signed. December 21, 1928. Elwood Mead, Commissioner of Reclamation. Phil Swing, M. C. Cali., Author Boulder Dam bill House of Representatives. President Coolidge. Senator Hiram Johnson, Author Boulder Dam bill in United States Senate. Addison T. Smith, M. C. Idaho, Chairman, Committee on Reclamation, House of Representatives. W. B. Matthews. General Counsel, Boulder Dam Association, Los Angeles."
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Transcontinental highway near Boulder Dam: postcard
Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1999 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171)
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