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Photograph of Rainie Dunbar, Boulder City, Nevada, circa December 1981

Date

1981-12

Description

Rainie Dunbar posing in front of a building in Boulder City, Nevada. Dunbar once worked for Elton Garrett.

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Film transparency of construction in Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1942-1940s

Date

1942 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

The view of an unidentified building being constructed in Boulder City. In the background of the photo the Shell Station can be seen.

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Photograph of Visitors Bureau, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1940

Date

1933 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

Greyhound bus parked outside Visitors Bureau, located on Arizona Street in downtown Boulder City, Nevada.

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Photograph of workers' camp, Boulder City (Nev.), approximately 1931-1936

Date

1931 to 1936

Description

A camp for the Hoover Dam workers in Boulder City, Nevada. The building on the left is Anderson's Mess Hall, and the building in the center is a dormitory.

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Slide of a gate leading into Boulder City, Nevada, August 13, 1931

Date

1931-08-13

Description

A black and white image of many people at the gate leading into Boulder City "where men are hired."

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Photograph of Lake Mead Lodge, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s-1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Description

Two unidentified individuals at the Lake Mead Lodge. The view is from the inside of the lodge looking outside. Site Name: Lake Mead Lodge (Boulder City, Nev.) Street Address: 322 Lakeshore Road, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

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Boulder City zoning map, 1968 January 31

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00265
Collection Name: Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
Box/Folder: Roll 27

Archival Component

Pearl Hughes oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00907

Abstract

Oral history interview with Pearl Hughes conducted by Katherine D. Beal on February 11, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, Hughes discusses her family's early arrival to Las Vegas, Nevada after moving from Salinas, California. Her family then bought and operated a motel in North Las Vegas, Nevada between the late 1940s to 1950. Hughes also discusses the growth of the hotel and casino industry, city urban development, community interactions, Las Vegas, Nevada celebrities, atomic testing, and President John F. Kennedy's assassination.

Archival Collection

Slide of the Hiway 50 Motel sign, Carson City, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the neon sign for the Hiway 50 Motel, located in Carson City, Nevada.

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Photograph of basement stairway, Boulder City (Nev.), January 10, 1938

Date

1938-01-10

Description

Foot of stairway in basement room of Boulder City Museum. Camera is facing east (approximation).

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