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Photograph of ceremony celebrating Hoover Dam construction, September 17, 1930
Date
1930-09-17
Description
Black and white image of Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of Interior, naming the Boulder Dam (name officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947) at a ceremony celebrating the beginning of work on the Boulder Canyon Project and the beginning of the construction of Union Pacific Railroad from Boulder Junction (Bracken Junction) to the dam site.
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Photograph of Boulder City, Nevada, March 3, 1933
Date
1933-03-03
Description
Black and white image showing a portion of Boulder City from Water Tank Hill. This photo is significant because it shows the Babcock & Wilcox Company housed under construction in the middle distance.
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Photograph of Walker R. Young, Hoover Dam, March 3, 1933
Date
1933-03-03
Description
Black and white image of Walker R. Young (right) and an unidentified individual standing beside a Department of the Interior/Bureau of Reclamation vehicle. Young was chief construction engineer on the Hoover Dam Project (Boulder Canyon Project) for the Bureau of Reclamation. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of the Eglington Ranch, Las Vegas, circa 1913-1916
Date
1913 to 1916
Description
Black and white image of several people and an automobile in front of the Eglington Ranch home in Las Vegas.
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Photograph of Earle Eglington and his first car, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1939
Description
Black and white image of Earle Eglington standing with one foot mounted on the side of his first car, possibly in Las Vegas.
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Slide of Woodard's Downtown Camp and Garage, Las Vegas, 1926
Date
1926
Description
Black and white image showing an exterior view of J. Warren Woodard's camp and service station in downtown Las Vegas.
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Slide of Woodard's Downtown Camp and Garage, circa 1920s-1930s
Date
1920 to 1939
Description
Black and white image showing an exterior view of J. Warren Woodard's camp and service station in downtown Las Vegas.
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Postcard of Fairhope Avenue, Fairhope, Alabama, circa 1920s
Date
1920 to 1929
Description
A postcard of Fairhope Avenue, Fairhope, Alabama. There is no postmark, but it is addressed to Mrs. P.J. Storm, 122 S. 11th Street, Easton, PA. The inscription reads, "Dear Mayme, The cross mark is where my store used to be. The bank now occupies it after working a few altercations~Dad"
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Postcard of the business district of Fairhope, Alabama, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Description
A postcard of part of the business section of Fairhope, Alabama. The Fairhope Pharmacy is visible to the right. The bank was owned by George Clifton.
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Photograph of snow on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Description
Snow on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Overland Hotel, at the corner of Fremont and Main Streets, is on the right.
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