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View of Bruce Beckley, Sid Whitmore, Art Wells, and Erle A. Taylor (identified from left to right): photographic print
Date
1968 (year approximate) to 1972 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Erle A. Taylor Photograph Collection (PH-00237)
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Photograph of Western Airlines M2, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1926
Date
1926
Archival Collection
Description
Western Airlines M2 biplane-first plane to fly Los Angeles-Salt Lake route, stopping in Las Vegas en route. Note Indian head on fuselage-first insignia of Western Airlines (originally called Western Air Express Corporation).
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Photograph of Pueblo Grand de Nevada, circa mid to late 1920s
Date
1925 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "A close-up view of the ancient metate, or grinding stone, located at the Southern end of the Pueblo Grande de Nevada. Fragments of pottery and stone grinders or pestles [sic] in view."
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Postcard of a Union Pacific Railroad train, during Hoover Dam construction, late 1920s - early 1930s
Date
1925 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
A Union Pacific Railroad train as a part of the construction for Hoover Dam. The front of the card reads: "First train in railroad pass, Boulder Dam Project, Oakes." Description given with postcard: "SP, LA & SL (UPRR) locomotive 6082 in Railroad Pass. Maybe spreading ballast on track."
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Slide of the Boulder Junction celebration, September 17, 1930
Date
1930-09-17
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a crowd of people gathered together for the Boulder Junction, a ceremony celebrating the beginning of work on Boulder Canyon Project and the beginning of construction on a Union Pacific Railroad from Boulder Junction (Bracken Junction) to the dam site. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Film transparency of the Rotary Club at the Hoover Dam Decennial, October 1946
Date
1946-10
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of several unidentified men and women associated with the Rotary Club attending the Boulder Dam decennial (officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947).
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Film transparency of the Rotary Club during lunch, Hoover Dam, October 1946
Date
1946-10
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Rotary Club members attending a lunch near Boulde Dam (officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947). Three unidentified men stand beside each other eating food and wearing chef hats.
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Photograph of Boulder Highway at the South Shore Road turnoff, Lake Mead, circa 1935
Date
1934 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
An image of two vehicles driving at the South Shore Road turnoff on Boulder Highway near Lake Mead. In the background lies Lake Mead and its shores that stretch across the rocky terrain.
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Slide of United States Marshal Claude Williams and his family outside of his office, Nevada, April 18, 1931
Date
1931-04-18
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of U.S. Marshal Claude Williams and his family in front of his office. The words "U.S. Marshal" are spelled out in white rocks in front of the building.
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