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Photograph of John L. Manis in front of Boulder Theatre, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

An image of John L. Manis looking up at an unidentified man using a ladder to adjust the letters on the Boulder Theatre sign. The Boulder Theater is located at 1225 Arizona Street in Boulder City. The sign reads: "Boulder Theatre; The Story of Hoover Dam; Free daily 8 AM to 6 PM."

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The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, September 8, 1949

Date

1949-09-08

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

Text

Photograph of Black Canyon and the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge under construction, Nevada-Arizona border, June 29, 2009

Date

2009-06-29

Description

Photographer's notes: "Evening view downstream from the Arizona side of the Black Canyon with the old crane platform (from Hoover Dam construction) below, June 29, 2009." Site Name: Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

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Photograph of Wade H. Taylor at Davis Dam, January 05, 1951

Date

1951-01-05

Description

Wade H. Taylor, a Regional Power Manager, standing beside the shaft of one of Davis Dam's five 45,000 kilowatt generating units located in the dam's turbine gallery. David Dam is located on the Colorado River, downstream from the Hoover Dam, on the border between Arizona and Nevada.

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Harry Hall oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00770

Abstract

Oral history interview with Harry Hall conducted by Dennis McBride on June 20, 1986 for the Boulder City Library Oral History Project. Hall discusses how the hope of work on the dam encouraged his move to Nevada with his mother and stepfather. He then talks at some length about living in a tent in Ragtown, the various illegal bootlegging establishments along the dirt road running between Las Vegas and Boulder City, Nevada, and working on the dam. He continues talking about working conditions, the heat, and the labor strike at the dam in August, 1931.

Archival Collection

Junior Craig oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00444

Abstract

Oral history interview with Junior Craig conducted by Donald E. Bodkin on February 15, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Craig discusses bringing trucks in from Los Angeles, California to work on the building of the Davis Dam. Craig recalls being an active member of the member of the civil defense in Clark County, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Elton Garrett oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-00651

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Elton Garrett conducted by Elizabeth Nelson Patrick on December 05, 1980 and December 06, 1980 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In the first interview, Garrett discusses his career in journalism, education, and business. He talks about Boulder City, Nevada in the early 1900s, the Boulder Canyon Project Act (1928), and becoming a writing for the Las Vegas Review-Journal in 1931. Garrett talks about Six Companies, Inc., and the Williamsville (Ragtown) camp where dam construction workers lived before housing was completed in Boulder City. In the last interview, Garrett talks about the increase of businesses in Boulder City during the 1930s, permissions required to open a business at the time, and the increase of people moving to the area.

Archival Collection