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Film transparency showing the first grocery in Boulder City, Nevada, April 18, 1931

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Creator
Creator: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Date
1931-04-18
Description
A black and white image of the first grocery in an area known as Ragtown near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City. Standing in front (from left to right) are W.F. Shields, Harry Buchanan (the chef), and Shields' wife. The sign above the store reads: "Free Information Bureau. Home farm products. Elevation here 2442 ft. Damsite 642 ft."
Digital ID
pho004192
Physical Identifier
0043_0036
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1hx15q53
Details
Subject
Men
Shields, W.F.
People
Grocery trade
Men
Women
Signs and signboards
Place
Boulder City
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic transparencies
Source
First grocery in Boulder City, Nevada, 1931 April 18
Citation

pho004192. Union Pacific Railroad Photographs. PH-00043. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1hx15q53.

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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
Extent
2818 x 1883 pixels
1.3419 x 0.8967 inches
15943914 bytes
Language

English

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