The view of where the Hoover Dam was to be built on the Colorado River in Black Canyon. Typed onto the front of the page: "Boulder Canyon. The dam is calculated to be 200 feet wide at the base, 600 feet high above water level, 1,000 feet wide at the top and extend 130 feet below water level at bedrock. This great dam would be capable of holding a year and one-half average flow of the Colorado River. Every dollar expended in this gigantic enterprise will pass through Las Vegas, Nevada - the Gateway to the Boulder Canyon Damsite - 36 miles away. The families of many of the men employed during construction days will reside in Las Vegas which will mean an increase in population and business. The power generated by the dam will mean wonderful possibilities in agriculture and mining; a smelter, factories, and other industries which will make Las Vegas the metropolis of Nevada."
Kathleen Collins sits under an umbrella on a movie set. Several unidentified men are pictured. This was most likely taken during the production of the movie Black Cyclone, which was shot at Home Ranch, Logandale, NV, by Hal Roach Studios. The side of the truck in the background reads, "Hal E. Roach Studios."
Transcribed from the photograph: "Northern Paiute - 5. Indian couple carrying railroad ties. Scenes like this were not uncommon in the early 1900s. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Nevada Historical Society."
Board members sign a contract, possibly for a land deal (although there is disagreement on the origin of the photo). W. A. Davis says Cutright's original caption is incorrect: "Wilbur Mills (?) signing part of the contract [for dam], at 6 Co. Office. See Image pho023268, 0123 0168 for another photo and alternate caption.