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Film transparency showing streets of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1940s

Date

1933 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

A shot of cars, trees, and buildings; Boulder Dam Hotel can be seen in the background across the road from a building sign advertising "free Boulder Dam motion pictures".

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Margaret Duncan oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00500

Abstract

Oral history interview with Margaret Duncan conducted by Mustafa Adamu on March 15, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Duncan discusses discrimination on the Las Vegas, Nevada Strip and the first black entertainers on the Strip like Sammy Davis Jr. She also talks about the opening of the Sands Hotel, the Hoover (Boulder) Dam, Howard Hughes, atomic testing, and gambling.

Archival Collection

Film transparency of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931-1936

Date

1931 to 1936

Archival Collection

Description

An image of Arizona Street in Boulder City. From this view point, several shops are visible, such as the Visitors Bureau and the Nava-Hopi Trading Post, as well as a sign directing visitors to the nearby Hoover Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Photograph of people fishing in Lake Mead, Nevada, circa 1930s.

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

People fishing in Lake Mead aboard the Boulder Grand Canyon Nev., Co. boat with the Boulder Dam visible.

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Film transparency showing streets of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1940s

Date

1933 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

A grayscale view of Boulder City, Nevada; Boulder Dam Hotel, located at 1305 Arizona Street, and a building sign advertising "free Boulder Dam motion pictures" can be seen in the background.

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David Bruce Dill oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00465

Abstract

Oral history interview with David Bruce Dill conducted by Luise A. Soholt on March 13, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Bruce Dill discusses his experience as a researcher in physiology, specifically in Boulder City, Nevada. Dill first discusses his educational background, studies done around the world, and his interest in the effects of heat on the workers of Boulder Dam. He then discusses the topics and findings of some of his studies, including one on heat cramps and one on a comparison between sweating in a dog versus in a human.

Archival Collection