David Bruce Dill was a physiologist in the study of exercise, sports medicine and applied sciences. His research focused on the effects of temperature exposure, high-altitudes, diet, age and fatigue on the human body. Dill received his bachelor's degree from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California and both his master's and doctoral degrees from Stanford University in Stanford, California. He began his physiology career at Harvard’s Fatigue Laboratory in its inaugural year, 1927.
Photograph of Ranger John R. "Jack" Weiler, his wife, Lillian Mae Weiler, and daughter Dorothy Weiler (Dorothy Irene Weiler Ragsdale), in Boulder City, 1920s.
Photograph of Dr. Thomas White, Dr. Donald Baepler, and Dr. Juanita White holding a rare engraving of President Lincoln stored in Special Collections, UNLV Library, 1970s.
Photograph of members of the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce: Maxwell Kelch, Elton Garrett, Lillian Collins, Earl Brothers, and Chester K. Tyree taken at Boulder City Airport, 1947-1948.
Black and white image of the gravel testing laboratory at the site of the former Stewart Ranch, also known as the Las Vegas Ranch. Standing in the center is Henry Wieking, "setting window and door casements preparatory to rebuilding adobe walls." Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)
A black and white image with the following printed description: Looking down the loading strip at Hemenway Wash, to Lake Mead where the many recreationists launch their boats for various water sports. One of the two boat docks is seen at the left of the strip.
Black and white image of "Big Bertha" with the following printed description: Six Companies, Inc. motor transport hauling workmen between Boulder City and the dam. This double decked truck hauls 154 men.
Black and white image of three employees from the Stenographic Office at the Bureau of Reclamation with the following printed description: "Left to right: Hannah Houn, Stenographer; Cecile M. Dotson, Mails and File Clerk; Rose V. Crippa, Stenographer."
Black and white image of fire fighters with the following printed description: "Government fire fighting equipment, Boulder City. The driver of the truck is Robert Hewes in charge of fire detail."