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Photograph of construction workers, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1947-1950

Date

1947 to 1950

Description

Two unidentified construction workers building an athletic field in Boulder City, Nevada.

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Requests from Residents and Business Owners to City Officials of Las Vegas, Nevada

Identifier

MS-00049

Abstract

The Requests from Residents and Business Owners to City Officials of Las Vegas, Nevada (1940) consist of formal petitions which were filed with the City of Las Vegas Clerk, and letters to the Mayor and City Commissioners dating from February 1, 1940 to December 4, 1940. The petitions, including one from the Westside Improvement Association, requested infrastructure improvements and zoning restrictions, while others criticized city government actions related to maintenance of public areas and inaction on previous petitions. Additional requests addressed commercial and residential zoning enforcement and clarification regarding new construction.

Archival Collection

Film transparency of construction in Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1942-1940s

Date

1942 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

The view of an unidentified building being constructed in Boulder City. In the background of the photo the Shell Station can be seen on the corner of Nevada Way and Arizona Street.

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Photograph of a rendering of the proposed MGM resort (Atlantic City), circa late 1970s

Date

1975 to 1980

Description

Artist's color rendering of the proposed Atlantic City MGM Grand from the late 1970s. The project was never built, and the intended land nestled between Harrah's Atlantic City and the Borgata remains vacant as of 2012.
Site Name: MGM Grand Atlantic City
Address: Brigantine Blvd & Renaissance Blvd, Atlantic City, NJ

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Film transparency of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931-1936

Date

1931 to 1936

Archival Collection

Description

An image of the Department of Water and Power building located at 600 Nevada Way in Boulder City. Text across the front of the building reads: "Municipal Power & Light."

Image

Film transparency of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1937-1940s

Date

1937 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An image of the Department of Water and Power building located at 600 Nevada Way in Boulder City. Text across the front of the building reads: "Municipal Power & Light."

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Photograph of a capital building, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1900s

Date

1900 to 1909

Description

A capital building in Salt Lake City.

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Slide of gate leading into Boulder City, Nevada, August 13, 1931

Date

1931-08-13

Description

A black and white image of people at the gate leading into Boulder City "where men are hired."

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Slide of makeshift homes in Boulder City, Nevada, March 13, 1931

Date

1931-03-13

Description

A black and white image of a road with several makeshift homes in Ragtown, an area near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City.

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Photograph of house construction, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1933

Date

1932 to 1934

Description

Workers building houses in Boulder City, NV. Piece of equipment pictured is a power saw ran by gasoline engine. (Foo's engine)

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