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Film transparency of an airport and a Trans World Airlines terminal, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s-1940s
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Archival Collection
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The Gateway to Las Vegas from Boulder City, image 002: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Postcard back, Boulder City (Nev.), November 25, 1937
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Minnie Logsdon oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Minnie Logsdon conducted by Eugene George on March 08, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Logsdon talks about the early history of Las Vegas, Nevada. She specifically talks about the railroad towns, and the construction of the Boulder (Hoover) Dam.
Archival Collection
Paul M. Lytle interview, March 8, 1995 transcript
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Archival Collection
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Lytle discusses his birth in Salt Lake City, Utah, his early life in Overton, Nevada, moving around the Southwest United States, and returning to Overton in the early 1930s to work with the Civilian Conservation Corps. Subjects Lytle also talks about in the interview include road and campsite construction at the Valley of Fire State Park, stories about associates and relatives, and being enlisted as a male nurse with the United States Army during World War II. Lastly, Lytle talks about the construction of an exhibit building at Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) originally used as a headquarters for soldiers during World War II to protect the dam.
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"LV News Bureau" b-roll footage of popular landmarks across the Valley: video, 1992 April 30
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B-roll footage of boats on Lake Mead, cruising around the Lake and docked at various locations; Hoover Dam; Mt. Charleston; Red Rock Canyon and Valley of Fire including petroglyphs; clip ends with street and aerial footage of the Las Vegas Strip during the day. Original media item was titled "LV News Bureau" so this footage was likely filmed for promotional reasons. Original media Betacam, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: The Production Company Audiovisual Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Bound album of El Dorado Cañon, image 003: photographic print
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Canyon wall above Nevada valve house: photographic print
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