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Hoover Dam near Boulder City, Nevada 1961. The visitor's center is visible.

Workers in Boulder Canyon at the dam site near Boulder City, Nevada 1931.

Tourists walk in the area near the Mirage Hotel and Casino as others cross Las Vegas Boulevard above traffic. Pedestrian overpasses have become a popular way of keeping tourists safe and traffic flowing on the Strip, but their expense and footprint make them difficult for all locations. Moving pedestrians along the Strip safely has become a major effort over the years.

From the Jean Ford Photograph Collection (PH-00295) -- Handwritten on photo sleeve: "L-R: (?); Nevada Governor Paul Laxalt; Col. [Colonel] Tom Miller, Chairman, Nevada Parks Commission. They are standing by a sign giving a brief history of Carson City, Nevada State Capital. (2-27-69)."

From the Nevada Mining Photograph Collection (PH-00361) -- photograph has physical damage.

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.G. Brown Family (Tecopa-Pahrump). Two large grain bins are visible in the distance. Behind the corral there was a pasture.