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Towns and Cities, 1890-1972
Level of Description
Series
Scope and Contents
Materials include photographs of Boulder City, Caliente, Moapa Valley, Panaca, and Pioche, Nevada from 1890-1972.
Archival Collection
Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Photograph of Boulder City Elementary School, Boulder City, Nevada, October 5, 1932
Date
1932-10-05
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of school children in front of the Boulder City Elementary School, now the home of City Hall, located at 401 California Avenue in Boulder City. Four hundred of the 550 enrolled pupils are seen in front of the school.
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Marble City, 1967
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00809
Collection Name: Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
Box/Folder: Box 15
Collection Name: Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
Box/Folder: Box 15
Archival Component
Slide of the construction phase of Hoover Dam, December 15, 1933
Date
1933-12-15
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the construction phase of Hoover Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
Image
Photograph of Boulder City Elementary School Class, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1947-1950
Date
1947 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photo of Boulder City Elementary School Class. Teacher is Louise Newell.
Image
Transcript of interview with Myrtle Banks by George Williams, March 15, 1981
Date
1981-03-15
Archival Collection
Description
George Williams interviews Myrtle Banks (b. 1923) in her home while Lucille Bell is also present and occasionally provides additional commentary. They discuss African American history in Nevada, specifically in the context of job opportunities, relationships with whites, and the social and political changes that took place over time. Banks also discusses the riots of the 1960s, changes in crime rates and their effect on perception of safety, constructional increases and population growth, shopping and price changes on various products, and how gambling and entertainment defined Las Vegas.
Text
City of Las Vegas, City Hall Expansion Building, 1990 November
Level of Description
File
Scope and Contents
This set includes drawings prepared by City of Las Vegas (architect), and L. R. Nelson Consulting Engineers (engineer).
Archival Collection
Kenneth H. Childers Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00851
Collection Name: Kenneth H. Childers Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 029
Collection Name: Kenneth H. Childers Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 029
Archival Component
Photograph of Boulder City Elementary School, Boulder City, Nevada, October 5, 1932
Date
1932-10-05
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the first eighth grade class of Boulder City Elementary School, currently the home of City Hall, located at 401 California Avenue in Boulder City. The principal of the school, Miss Leila Tilley, is visible in the back of the classroom behind the students.
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