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Film transparency of houses in Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s-1940s

Date

1930 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An image of houses and cars in Boulder City, Nevada.

Image

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

Date

1931 to 1936

Archival Collection

Description

An image of Nevada Way, a street in Boulder City. Cars are parked outside various stores lining the street, such as a Dodge Plymouth garage, a cafe, and a Texaco gas station.

Image

Photograph of C Street, Virginia City (Nev.), January 18, 1916

Date

1916-01-18

Archival Collection

Description

Snow covers the street and sidewalks during the winter of 1916. The bottom of the photograph reads, "C St. Virginia City, Nevada. Jan. 18. 1916" Street Address: C Street

Image

Film transparency showing streets of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1940s

Date

1933 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An overhead view of buildings in Boulder City, Nevada; a building sign advertising "free Boulder Dam motion pictures" and the Boulder Cafe and neighboring souvenir and flower shops can be seen in the background, along with the Boulder Theater and Boulder Dam Service Bureau building (center).

Image

Photograph of a theater, Boulder City (Nev.), September 15, 1932

Date

1932-09-15

Description

The photograph taken by B.D. Glaha September 15, 1932 of the Boulder Theater in Boulder City, Nevada. The marquee reads: American Madness with Walter Huston, Kay Johnson, also Igloo, a thrilling adventure of the Frozen Arctic.

Image

Hughes H-1 Racer photographs, 1937

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Materials depict the Hughes H-1 Racer in 1937. The photographs primarily depict Howard Hughes standing with the plane or in the plane's cockpit. The plane was designed by Glenn Odekirk and built by Hughes Aircraft Company in 1935, the first plane produced by the company. Hughes broke several records in the H-1, including the landplane speed record in 1935. In 1937, Hughes broke his own transcontinental speed record by flying from Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York in 7 hours, 28 minutes. Despite its speed, Hughes was unable to sell the H-1 to the U.S. military.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Slide of the Desert Inn Motel, Boulder City, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the exterior of the Desert Inn Motel and its neon sign. Site Name: Desert Inn Motel (Boulder City, Nev.)

Image

Slide of the Travelers Mohave Motel, Boulder City, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the exterior of the Travelers Mohave Motel and its neon sign. Site Name: Travelers Mohave Motel (Boulder City, Nev.)

Image

Boulder City Middle School: addition, 1978

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00855
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 008

Archival Component