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Film transparency of a general view of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1940s

Date

1933 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

The view of the white Grace Community Church located at 1150 Wyoming Street Boulder City, Nevada.

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Film transparency of Don Whalen, possibly Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1950

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Portrait of Don Whalen, probably a high school student in Boulder City, Nevada, holding a basketball.

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Film transparency of a general view of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1932-1940s

Date

1932 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

The view of the white Bureau of Reclamation Administration building at 1200 Park Street Boulder City, Nevada.

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Governors of Nevada plaque, Boulder City, Nevada, approximately 1960 to 1989

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00265
Collection Name: Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 15

Archival Component

Juanita Baker and Anita Baker, Boulder City, Nevada, approximately 1934

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00265
Collection Name: Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 15

Archival Component

Photograph of the interior of Piper's Opera House, Virginia City, Nevada, 1890s-1910s

Date

1890 to 1919

Description

The interior of Piper's Opera House, Virginia City, Nevada, showing the stage, proscenium, viewing boxes (or loges) and rows of chairs for seating. Four men stand on the empty stage. Site Name: Piper's Opera House (Virginia City, Nev.) Street Address: B and Union Street

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Photograph of locomotive, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 15, 1980

Date

1980-05-15

Description

Union Pacific #8444 steam locomotive. Northern class, 4-8-4 wheel arrangement with "FEF" class designation. First of type built in 1937 for freight and passenger service. One of the last mobile steam engines, it was the biggest attraction of the land auction reenactment celebrating the Diamond Jubilee (75th anniversary) of the City of Las Vegas.

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Photograph of Pat Pine, Clark County, Nevada, June 15, 1984

Date

1984-06-15

Description

Description included with image: "Pat Pine, at various times he was Clark County Budget Director, Nevada State Budget Director, and Executive Director of the Las Vegas Valley Water District."

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Boulder City, Nevada subdivision drawings and maps

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Collection of Boulder City, Hoover Dam, and Lake Mead National Recreation Area Maps and Brochures
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00955
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Collection of Boulder City, Hoover Dam, and Lake Mead National Recreation Area Maps and Brochures
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Slide of Petroglyphs on a rock, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 2000s

Date

unspecified year in 200X (year approximate)

Description

Petroglyphs in the Boulder City Dry Fall Area. The exact location is unknown, but the location is possibly in Keyhole Canyon. Petroglyphs are pictogram and logogram images created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions of the technique to refer to such images. Petroglyphs are found world-wide, and are often associated with prehistoric peoples. The word comes from the Greek words petro-, theme of the word "petra" meaning "stone", and glyphein meaning "to carve", and was originally coined in French as pétroglyphe. The term petroglyph should not be confused with petrograph, which is an image drawn or painted on a rock face. Both types of image belong to the wider and more general category of rock art or parietal art. Petroforms, or patterns and shapes made by many large rocks and boulders over the ground, are also quite different. Inukshuks are also uni

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