Cutright, Ray M., 1902-1997

Ray Cutright was born on August 27, 1902 in West Virginia. He married Ethel Cutright in 1929. In 1930, he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada seeking work on the Hoover Dam project. Cutright never worked directly on the project itself, but instead worked as a boat operator along the Colorado River near the construction site. While in this position, he transported engineers and other project leaders to their work locations. During the years of construction, he helped photographer and childhood friend, Winthrop A. Davis, carry photography gear to numerous areas in and around the dam site to photograph dam construction, workers, and machinery. Cutright moved to Colorado in the 1950s and lived there until his death on August 20, 1997.

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Genealogy files about "Ray Cutright," Accessed December 17, 2019. Accessed from Familysearch.org.

Genealogy files about "Winthrop A. Davis," Accessed December 17, 2019. Accessed from Ancestry.com

Cutright, Ray Interview, 1981 April 22. OH-00468. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Arrigo, Anthony J. Imaging the Hoover Dam: The Making of a Cultural Icon, University of Nevada Press, Reno: 2014.