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Photograph of Bullion Car, Carson City (Nev.), 1880-1910

Date

1880 to 1910

Description

Railroad car sits on tracks. Inscription with photo reads: "Car #13, the famed Bullion Car, which hauled millions in bullion out of the Carson Valley above Genoa V&T Station in Virginia City. It was called the 'Julia Bullett' after the Comstock's most noted lady of the night."

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Boulder City topographic map, 1978 September 23

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00265
Collection Name: Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
Box/Folder: Roll 21

Archival Component

Photograph of two men on skis, Boulder City, circa 1932 - late 1930s

Date

1932 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

Two men on skis at the Bureau of Reclamation Administration building in Boulder City, Nevada.

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Postcard of the Hualapai cruiser, Boulder City, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

Picture of the passenger cruiser Hualapai at Lake Mead near Hoover Dam. Fortification Mountain is in the background.

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Photograph of Lake Mead at base of Lost City restorations, Nevada, 1939

Date

1939

Description

Water from Lake Mead undermining a wall in the restored Lost City.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "1939- Water of rising Lake Mead laps at base of Lost City restorations."

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Photograph of Mrs. Edith Powell, Boulder City, Nevada, March 13, 1931

Date

1931-03-13

Description

Mrs. Edith Powell, the first woman resident of Boulder City, in Boulder City, Nevada. Mrs. Edith Powell is wearing a white dress and holding a small dog while standing in front of her wrinkled tent house.

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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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Photograph of state prison, Carson City (Nev.), 1950-1965

Date

1950 to 1965

Description

Nevada State Prison in Carson City, Nevada. Opened in 1862 and closed in 2012. Signs on the front gate read: "Speed Limit 10 MPH," and "Do Not Take Pictures." Above the doorway reads: "Nevada State Prison - Main Entrance." Street Address: 3301 East 5th Street

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Photograph of men laying sewer pipe in Boulder City, circa 1931

Date

1931 to 1935

Description

Laying a sewer line in Boulder City.

Transcribed Notes: Written on back: 10-12-31

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