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Slide of the neon sign for the Twentieth Century Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, 1986
Date
1986
Archival Collection
Description
A color image of the animated neon sign for the 20th Century Hotel and Casino lit up at night.
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Slide of the neon sign for Fergusons Motel, Las Vegas, circa 1980s
Date
1980 to 1989
Archival Collection
Description
A color image of the neon sign for Fergusons Motel in downtown Las Vegas lit up at night.
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Slide of a neon sign shaped like a roulette wheel, Las Vegas, circa 1980s
Date
1980 to 1989
Archival Collection
Description
A color image of a neon sign in the shape of a Roulette wheel with chips.
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Film transparency showing a billboard in Boulder City, circa late 1930s-1940s
Date
1937 to 1955
Archival Collection
Description
An image of a billboard for advertising the Visitor's Bureau in Boulder City. The text on the sign reads: "After your tour of the dam, see the official movie! The Building of the Boulder Dam."
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Film transparency showing mesquite bushes and dunes in Death Valley, California, circa 1920s to 1950s
Date
1920 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of bushes and dunes with the text, "The fated Mesquite bushes in the path of the Death Valley sand dunes."
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Film transparency of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1937-1940s
Date
1937 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Nevada Way, a street in Boulder City. Cars are parked outside of various stores lining the street, including a cafe, a Texaco gas station, and the Department of Water and Power Building (first red and white building from the left). Built in 1937, the Department of Water and Power building is located at 600 Nevada Way.
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Photograph of the unveiling of the memorial plaque, Hoover Dam, September 30, 1935
Date
1935-09-30
Archival Collection
Description
An image of a man standing atop a wooden platform as he presents a speech for the unveiling of the memorial plaque at Boulder Dam. Positioned behind the man are seated spectators of the event, as well as the curtain-covered memorial plaque.
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Photograph of the unveiling of the memorial plaque, Hoover Dam, September 30, 1935
Date
1935-09-30
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the memorial plaque after it was unveiled at Boulder Dam. Spectators of the event gathered beneath the plaque commemorating the 96 men who had died during the construction of the dam. Transcribed across the center of the plaque: "They died to make the desert bloom." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of the Winged Figures of the Republic sculptures, Hoover Dam, September 30, 1935
Date
1935-09-30
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the sculptures titled, "Winged Figures of the Republic," as they sit facing Boulder Dam on a cloudy day. The photograph itself has stained splotches around the border. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Lakeview Point, Lake Mead, circa 1935
Date
1934 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
An image of a lone vehicle at Lakeview Point. Home of the Dr. Elwood Mead dedication plaque, this viewing point allowed observers to see a unique angle of the lake from the reservoir's outskirts.
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