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Film transparency of an architectural drawing, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s-1940s
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Archival Collection
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Panoramic photograph of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1934
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Pappas, John H., 1888-1981
John H. Pappas was born in Greece on March 15, 1888. He moved to the United States in 1904, and eventually settled in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1929 where he worked on railroad construction and later the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction. He passed away in Nevada in August 1981.
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Hogan, James L., 1909-2003
When interviewed by daughter Mary Hogan, Mr. James Hogan discusses moving to Las Vegas, early Las Vegas, Boulder Dam, and the Stewart Ranch.
Colonel T. W. Miller and Vic Whittlesea are also mentioned.
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Pueblo Grande de Nevada Manuscript Collection
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The Pueblo Grande de Nevada Manuscript Collection (1924-1983) contains journal articles, photocopies of artifact inventories, reports, correspondence, and field notes related to the Pueblo Grande de Nevada archaeological site located in the Overton Valley of Southern Nevada. The bulk of the materials are related to Mark R. Harrington's archaeological reports, journal articles, and data from sites throughout the Overton and Moapa valleys. The collection also includes materials related to the Boulder Dam Park Museum (Lost City Museum of Archaeology) located in Overton, Nevada, which housed many of the artifacts and photographs from Harrington's archaeological sites.
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Charles A. Baumert oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Charles A. Baumert conducted by James M. Greene on October 31, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Bauret discusses the Hoover Dam construction, Boulder City, Nevada history, and the closing of Six Companies Inc. operations at Hoover Dam.
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George Kelly Ryan Photograph Collection
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The George Kelly Ryan Photograph Collection (1929) depicts waterways in Southern Nevada and Northern Arizona. The collection consists of eight photographic prints and two photographic negatives depicting Saint Thomas, Black Canyon, Boulder Canyon, and the Colorado River.
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Murl Emery Photograph Collection
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The Murl Emery Photograph Collection consists of seventeen black-and-white photographic reprints of ferries and recreational activities near Searchlight, Nevada on the Colorado River taken from approximately 1910 to 1946, and reprinted from approximately 1970 to 2004.
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