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Film strip of Boulder City or Hoover Dam construction, image 021: photographic print

Information

Date
1937 (year uncertain; year approximate) to 1939 (year uncertain; year approximate)
Description
This photograph has three images. The first one (0272_0101) depicts a typical dam worker's home. It has a handwritten inscription that reads, "For Sale: former 'dam worker's' home." The second one (0272_0102) shows a billboard outside of Las Vegas, circa late 1930s. It reads "Las Vegas, Nevada. Gateway to world's greatest engineering project - Boulder Dam." The third image (0272_0103) shows the Boulder Dam and reads, "Finished" (duplicate of Image 0272_0097).
Digital ID
pho030919
Physical Identifier
0272_0101; 0272_0102; 0272_0103
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1dj58t7f
Details
Subject
Dams
Dams--Design and construction
United States--Hoover Dam
Construction workers
Time Period
1930s (1930 - 1939)
Place
Boulder City
Hoover Dam
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
Citation

pho030919. Barbara and John Kizziar Photograph Collection, approximately 1986-1992. PH-00272. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1dj58t7f

Rights
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Standardized Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Geographic Coordinate
36.01609, -114.73804; 35.97859, -114.83249
Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff