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Photograph of Black Canyon, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1939

Description

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."

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Photograph of Charles Ronnow, approximately 1900-1950

Date

1900 to 1950

Description

Charles Ronnow poses by a collection of sticks outdoors for a photo.

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Photograph of Dat-so-la-lee, circa early 1800s - early 1900s

Date

1870 to 1925

Description

A portrait of Dat-so-la-lee, a Washo Indian basket-maker, surrounded by baskets.

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Photograph of C. A. Earle Rinker wearing a straw hat, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s

Description

Photograph of C. A. Earle Rinker wearing a straw hat, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s

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Photograph of C. A. Earle Rinker wearing a suit and tie, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s

Description

Photograph of C. A. Earle Rinker wearing a suit and tie, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s

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Photograph of Kathleen Collins on a movie set, Logandale (Nev.), circa 1925

Date

1924 to 1926

Description

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."

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