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The Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (approximately 1922-1969) consists of black-and-white photographic prints of Boulder City, Nevada, and Lake Mead and Hoover Dam areas, located on the border between Arizona and Nevada. The images depict the interior, exterior, and construction stages of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam). There is also an aerial photograph of Boulder City, Nevada.
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Footage of flooded streets, cars attempting to drive through floodwaters, others standing on the side watching people push cars through water; flooded homes; emergency vechicles arrive to assist, footage shows abandoned, flooded vehicles; appears to be around Nellis Blvd and Lake Mead; footage switches to aerial views of the Las Vegas valley and shows many areas affected by floods, ends with aerial views of the Las Vegas Strip and flooded casino properties. Original media Betacam, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From The Production Company Audiovisual Collection (MS-00930) -- Digitized audiovisual material file.
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A series of news clips showing the construction progress for the Stratosphere Tower; clips show multiple news presenters from various news stations including Steve Crupi from KTNV-TV Channel 13, Bianca Ferrare from KVBC Channel 3, and other presenters from KLAS-TV Channel 8; people interviewed in the clips include Donald Peterson from Vegas World; Dave Cruce, foreman; Ronald Willis, a Las Vegan; Raymond Lafaire, a tourist; Jerry Miller, crew worker; and other unidentified people and construction workers; a video montage of aerial views of construction is also shown; b-roll of press announcement, Stratosphere Tower drawings, ground breaking, construction, and Las Vegas Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.
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