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St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church: photographic print

Date

1979

Description

From the Historic Building Survey Photograph Collection (PH-00345). St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, bell tower and grotto, southwest corner, 206 South Boulder Highway, Henderson, Nevada.

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Publications, 1930 to 1983

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The publications series (1930-1983) contains magazines, travel guides, tourist pamphlets, and maps of the Southwest United States. Materials include Las Vegas tourist magazines with advertisements for local hotels and events. Travel guides for areas such as Death Valley and Hoover Dam are indicative of Woodruff’s time as a tour operator for Riddle Yellow Cab Scenic Tours Co. and provide documentation for the growth of American travel and the development of national parks. The series also contains many Henderson Industrial Days publications, dating from 1960 to 1973.

Archival Collection

Robert Woodruff Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00455
Collection Name: Robert Woodruff Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of a man in soutwestern town, circa 1920s to 1940s

Date

1920 to 1949

Description

Description given with photograph: "An unidentified man standing in the street in a small town in the southwest, possibly Nevada or Arizona."

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Hoover Dam major transmission lines: blueprint

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1960 (year approximate)

Description

From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Major transmission lines and interconnection, on the Southwest side.

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