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Film transparency of the projected dam site in Boulder Canyon, circa early 1930s

Date

1931 to 1936

Description

Black and white image of the Boulder Canyon Dam "C" site. Written on the image are the dimensions of the canyon. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Image

Memo about water usage in 1935 in Las Vegas, March 24, 1938

Date

1938-03-24

Archival Collection

Description

Paper from notepad listing the number of gallons of water used in 1935 by the water company and the railroad. Information is provided by Johnson, Office Engineer. Typed telephone message from Mr. Johnson, Office Engineer.

Text

Photograph album, Henry Wieking Collection, circa late 1920s-early 1930s, page 12

Date

1925 to 1935
1905 to 1935

Description

Captions: Gravel screening plant - Boulder Dam '32; Concrete mixing plant - Hoover Dam Project, Oakes; Mornin' On The Desert [poem].

Image

Rose Lawson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01071

Abstract

Oral history interview with Rose Lawson conducted by Helen Littleton and Connie Degernes on July 26, 1974 for the Boulder City Oral History Project. In this interview, Lawson discusses living in Boulder City, Nevada during the construction of the Boulder Dam. She remembers the houses built by Six Companies, Inc., the first churches built in Boulder City, and the increase in population in the early 1940s.

Archival Collection

Morrison Family Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00213

Abstract

The Morrison Family Photograph Collection (1917-1933) consists of black-and-white and color photographic prints, negatives, and slides. The images primarily depict the Morrison family in Las Vegas, Nevada and the surrounding areas. Images portray youth activities in Nevada, including a local Boy Scouts Troop, Las Vegas High School students, Clark County High School students, as well as student activities at the University of Nevada, Reno. Also included are images of scenes around Las Vegas, including Mount Charleston, Little Falls, and the Colorado River prior to the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam). Other images include Morrison family trips to California, Utah, Oregon, and Arizona.

Archival Collection