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Film transparency of an airport and a Trans World Airlines terminal, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

The view of airplanes next to unidentified buildings at the Trans World Airlines (TWA) terminal in an unnamed airport in Boulder City, Nevada. One of America's oldest International Air Carriers (INAC) that was popular during the twentieth century, the Trans World Airlines was aided by aviator Charles Lindbergh in mapping out the company's early air routes, and so in the 1930s Trans World Airlines was also known as "The Lindbergh Line."

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Virginia and Truckee train pictured in Carson City, Nevada: postcard

Date

1900 to 1999

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171)

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Salt Lake City street scene, Utah: photographic print

Date

1870 (year approximate) to 1979 (year approximate)

Description

From the KLVX Steamboats on the Colorado Photograph Collection (PH-00156)

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Salt Lake City street scene, Utah: photographic print

Date

1870 (year approximate) to 1979 (year approximate)

Description

From the KLVX Steamboats on the Colorado Photograph Collection (PH-00156)

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Salt Lake City street scene, Utah: photographic print

Date

1870 (year approximate) to 1979 (year approximate)

Description

From the KLVX Steamboats on the Colorado Photograph Collection (PH-00156)

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Photograph of work camps, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1931

Date

1930 to 1932

Description

Tent camp for engineers for the dam; road from Las Vegas at left, road to McKeeversville at right. Handwritten note on back of card: "Tends for workers on railroad (Lewis Construction Co.) plus some for engineers. Lewis Construction built the railroad. Letournean built the highway. Bur. of Reclamation contracted out building of streets and sewers." - W.A. Davis.

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Photograph of work camps, Boulder City (Nev), circa 1933

Date

1932 to 1934

Description

Tent camps for people waiting for work at the Dam, located just before Railroad Pass. Note on back ""Ross kept a sidewinder in a box on rt. side of water ladys tent (tent in backghround at right). Ross' camp (left, background). He was bitten by the rattlesnake. Location where elderly lady sold water at the top of the Pass. $0.05 glass and $0.25 to fill a radiator. Guss Nugeat's mine out of picture to the left. Only about 5 cars a day came by in 1930."" - W.A. Davis

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Photograph of Lost City restorations and Lake Mead, southward direction, Nevada, 1939

Date

1939

Description

View from the back side of the restorations looking south toward the approaching water.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Lost City restorations and rising Lake Mead (1939)"

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Lost City Restorations with rising Lake Mead in distance, 1938

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 06

Archival Component

Nevada Way, Boulder City, Nevada, approximately 1941-1949

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00100
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box 03

Archival Component