Black and white image of "Big Bertha," the Six Companies, Inc. motor transport used to haul workmen between Boulder City and Hoover Dam. This double-decker truck could haul 154 men. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
A view of downtown Boulder City and the Nevada Highway. Buildings that can be seen include the Nava-Hopi Indian Store, the Green Hut Cafe, the Bureau of Reclamation Administration building, the Terminal Building, a Texaco service gas station, and Delmar's Drug.
The black and white view of Grover Whalen (left) and Howard Hughes (right) enjoying the attention from a crowd of thousands of people who attended a parade that celebrated Hughes' completion of his Round the World flight in New York City.
Description provided with image: "Left to right: Nadeon Voss; Elton Garrett, and Josephine Hammond examine documents related to Boulder City's incorporation (Jo Hammond was secretary to Dr. Henry J. Reining, architect of Boulder City's incorporation; Dr. Reining used Elton Garrett's office in 1949-50 to produce the Reining Report)."