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Boulder City, Nevada and Hoover Dam photographs, 1930-1935

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Scope and Contents

Materials depict the construction of Boulder City, Nevada and the Hoover (Boulder) Dam from 1930 to 1935. The photographs primarily depict construction of the master planned community of Boulder City, which was built to house workers during the construction of the dam. The photographs also depict construction of the dam, surveyors working in Black Canyon and on the Colorado River, and buildings in Boulder City. The photographs also depict Williamsville, the small settlement that preceded Boulder City.

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00043
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A

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Photograph of Calico City, Barstow (Calif.), 1912-1916

Date

1912 to 1916

Archival Collection

Description

Written on the front of the photo: "Old Calico City via Beacon Tavern, Barstow, Calif." A handwritten inscription found on the back reads: "Nearly a ghost town, but as you know, there are many mines still being worked on in these mountains."

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Photograph of Hoover Dam construction, Boulder City, Nevada, 1931-1932

Date

1931 to 1932

Description

The digging of diversion tunnels at Hoover Dam near Boulder City, Nevada.

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Boulder City, Nevada area, taken by Belknap Photographic Services, Boulder City, Nevada, approximately 1948 to 1949

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File

Archival Collection

Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00017
Collection Name: Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Box 24

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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.

Image

Photograph of Boy Scouts marching in parade, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931-1940

Date

1931 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

Boy Scouts marching in parade on Arizona Street, Boulder City, Nevada.

Image

Slide of a patient in a hospital ward, Boulder City, Nevada, December 1, 1931

Date

1931-12-01

Description

The black and white image of a patient in a ward of the Six Companies, Inc. hospital in Boulder City.

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Cedar City, Utah; Bullock's Ranch, Cedar City, Utah; George L. McKenzie's thoroughbred Holstein, 1909

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File

Archival Collection

Ferron and Bracken Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00001
Collection Name: Ferron and Bracken Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 11

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City Hall building, once the Boulder City Elementary School, Boulder City, Nevada, approximately 1930-1949

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File

Archival Collection

L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00100
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box 03

Archival Component