Black and white image of children standing outside of a cottage (similar to 450 others in the area) built by Six Companies, Inc. for their married employees in Boulder City. Many residents planted cactus and other shrubs indigenous to the area in their lawns.
Description provided with image: "This view illustrates the crowded conditions attendant to the multi-purpose use of this small 26' x 15' room of the Legion Building. It is used as a beginner's band practice room, nurse's quarters for treatment and health inspection. It has also been used as a classroom for special remedial groups. Jan. 17, 1947, Boulder City , Nevada."
Black and white image of a caravan of over 500 automobiles on their way to visit the Boulder Canyon Project in Boulder City. The passengers were possibly headed to view the diversion of the Colorado River. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
The grayscale view of Union Pacific employee W. R. Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Shelley, and ticket master N. E. McKinnon standing next to railroad cars in Boulder City, Nevada. A white sign can be seen in the background reading: "Boulder City."
An image of automobiles parked outside of businesses and restaurants on Nevada Boulevard in Boulder City, looking northeast towards the Bureau of Reclamation Administration Building. Hand-printed text on image reads: "Nevada Boulevard, Boulder City, Nevada."