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Rex Bell (George Francis Beldam) center), with two other unidentified people at an unknown location in front of an airplane: photographic print
Date
1880 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Dorothy Bell Scans UNLV-Public Lands Institute
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Rex Bell (George Francis Beldam) shaking a child's hand at an airport. Other people are unidentified and location is unknown: photographic print
Date
1880 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Dorothy Bell Scans UNLV-Public Lands Institute
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Photograph of a float in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 1950
Date
1950-05
Archival Collection
Description
Women in costume stand on a float from Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn, titled "The Old Master Painter." The float was designed by Bill Willard. The women were Donn Arden dancers who had opened at the Desert Inn the month before. The float won 3rd prize in the Helldorado Parade. City Drugs and the Sprouse & Reitz variety store are seen behind the crowd.
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Slide of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harold Ickes, and Key Pittman at Hoover Dam September 30, 1935
Date
1935-09-30
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of President Roosevelt, his aide Harold Ickes, and Senator Key Pittman at Hoover Dam's dedication. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Slide of the Hoover Dam construction workers lining up on payday, Boulder City, Nevada, January 25, 1932
Date
1932-01-25
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of swing shift Hoover Dam construction workers lined up at the paymaster's window in Boulder City. Employees who worked on the dam were paid on the 10th and 25th days of each month.
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Slide of the construction phase of Hoover Dam, Boulder City, Nevada, November 7, 1931
Date
1931-11-07
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of swing shift construction workers sitting in trucks, ready to leave from dormitory #2 in Boulder City to Hoover Dam. Prior to the arrival of cold weather, the canyon workers were transported to their jobs in buses. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Slide of the barged used in construction phase of Hoover Dam, Colorado River, January 10, 1932
Date
1932-01-10
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a barge used to transfer trucks and heavy materials across the Colorado River during the construction phase of the Boulder Canyon Project, better known as Hoover Dam. This specific barge is equipped with a double drum hoist. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Slide of boats used in construction phase of Hoover Dam, January 10, 1932
Date
1932-01-10
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of boats used to transport men, powder, and supplies up and down the Colorado River in Black Canyon during the construction phase of the Boulder Canyon Project, better known as Hoover Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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