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Slide of moving train, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of a train taken near the Six Companies yard north of Boulder City, heading south. Information from back of photo or photo sleeve states "First passenger train entering Boulder City," however, the train is going in the wrong direction.
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Slide of government tents, near Boulder City, Nevada, April 10, 1931
Date
1931-04-10
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of government-issued tents set up near Boulder City for people working on Hoover Dam.
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Slide of the Murl Emery building and the entrance to Black Canyon, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931-1936
Date
1931 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of Murl Emery's building (with the text "Murl Emery. Orignal Boulder Boatman. Over 2000 trips. Fare $1.") and the entrance to Black Canyon.
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Slide of people at the Hoover Dam pier sign, April 18, 1931
Date
1931-04-18
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of people standing by the Boulder Dam Pier sign, which is draped with rattlesnakes. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Slide of a family in Boulder City, Nevada, circa early 1930s
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of women and children posing in front of a makeshift home in in Ragtown, an area near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City.
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Slide of people at a food truck in Boulder City, Nevada, August 13, 1931
Date
1931-08-13
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of a woman and three children standing behind a food truck in Ragtown, an area near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City. Two men appear to be distributing food from the bed of the truck.
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Slide of a woman and children in a Boulder City, circa early 1930s
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of a woman and three children standing next to a makeshift home in an area known as Ragtown near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City.
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Film transparency of men distributing water in Boulder City, Nevada, May 13, 1931
Date
1931-05-13
Archival Collection
Description
A black and image image of four men, including a 75-year-old identified as Sam Jones, distributing water in an area known as Ragtown near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City.
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Slide of two men in front of a tent home in Boulder City, Nevada, August 13, 1931
Date
1931-08-13
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of J.H. DeLeach (left) and R.R. Heusel in an area known as Ragtown near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City.
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Slide of a gate leading into Boulder City, Nevada, August 13, 1931
Date
1931-08-13
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of many people at the gate leading into Boulder City "where men are hired."
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