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Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
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Abstract
The Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada depict the construction of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam and the development of Boulder City, Nevada from 1869 to 1974, with a bulk of the materials dating from 1929 to 1940. The photographs primarily depict the construction operations in Black Canyon, including digging tunnels, pouring concrete, building the power plant, and inspections by Bureau of Reclamation engineers. The photographs also depict Boulder City, including schools, workers, and dormitories. The collection also includes photographs of St. Thomas, Nevada, Lake Mead, Nelson’s Landing, Nevada, and an archaeological excavation near Lake Mohave, Nevada.
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Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada
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Collection Name: United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
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Photograph of an airplane, Boulder City (Nev.), 1934-1952
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Boulder City High School, undated
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
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Boulder City High School, undated
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
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Photograph of an outhouse, Boulder City, Nevada, October 5, 1932
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Photograph of a parade procession for Howard Hughes, New York, July 15, 1938
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Photograph of Nevada's Lost City, circa 1930s-1940s
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Cameron House, menu, Sunday, July 22, 1883
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Negative: Boulder City, 1933-1934
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
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