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Photograph of dirt road with sewer seepage in Midway City, Nevada, February 13, 1945

Date

1945-02-13

Description

View looking north from the corner of Allen Avenue and Merlayne Drive showing saturated areas

Transcribed Notes: Notes from attached sheet: View looking north from the corner of Allen Avenue and Merlayne Drive showing saturated areas. Midway City.

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Photograph of a grinding slab metate at the Lost City, Clark County, before 1938

Date

1930 to 1938

Description

Grinding slab metate at the Lost City with numerous holes

Transcribed Notes: Notes on photo sleeve Los City, Nevada. Holes and stones were used to grind grains, etc. (Credit: W.A. Davis); 'Gypsum Cave, bedrock mortars near cave' - W.A. Davis

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Film transparency showing streets of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1940s

Date

1933 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

A shot of cars, trees, and buildings; Boulder Dam Hotel can be seen in the background across the road from a building sign advertising "free Boulder Dam motion pictures".

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Photograph of scuba operations at Nelson's Landing, September 15, 1974

Date

1974-09-15

Description

Three men in scuba gear on the rocks at Nelson's Landing the day after the September 14, 1974 flood.

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Photograph of Lake Mead rising over Lost City, June 1938

Date

1938-06

Description

The restored Indian house at Lost City showing the lake only a few feet away. This is a portion of the first house restored

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Photograph of museum basement corner, Boulder City, (Nev.), January 10, 1938

Date

1938-01-10

Description

East corner of basement in Boulder City Museum.

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Transcript of interview with Jacqueline Evans by Susan Rapport, March 15, 1981

Date

1981-03-15

Description

On March 15, 1981, Susan Rapport interviewed Jacqueline Evans (born 1940 in Long Beach, California) about her experiences in Nevada. Evans first talks about living in Reno and Tonopah before moving to Las Vegas where she attended high school. She talks specifically about her extracurricular activities in high school, recreational activities, and other forms of entertainment. The two also discuss political events during the sixties, her husband’s involvement in Indian affairs, and the flood problem in Las Vegas. Evans also talks about bringing children up in Las Vegas, camping as a recreational activity, and the development of Lake Mead.

Text

Remains found in Lost City, Nevada, undated

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Nevada Mining Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00361
Collection Name: Nevada Mining Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box SH-046 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Film transparency of the Visitors Bureau, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1940

Date

1933 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

An exterior view of the Visitors Bureau in downtown Boulder City.

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Film transparency showing the first grocery in Boulder City, Nevada, April 18, 1931

Date

1931-04-18

Description

A black and white image of the first grocery in an area known as Ragtown near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City. Standing in front (from left to right) are W.F. Shields, Harry Buchanan (the chef), and Shields' wife. The sign above the store reads: "Free Information Bureau. Home farm products. Elevation here 2442 ft. Damsite 642 ft."

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