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Photograph of Hoover Dam construction, 1931
Date
1931
Description
Workers using various types of equipment for the construction of the Hoover Dam in Boulder Canyon.
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Photograph of Boulder Canyon, 1931
Date
1931
Description
A view of Boulder Canyon and the Colorado River near Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of Ragtown near Boulder City, Nevada, 1931
Date
1931
Description
A northeast view of Ragtown, also known as Williamsville, located on both the shore of the Colorado River near Black Canyon and the on outskirts of Boulder City, Nevada.
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"Cherry Creek Reminiscence" manuscript, 1965
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Elbert Edwards Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00311
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02
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Photograph of the Federal Employment agency building, Las Vegas, 1931
Date
1931
Description
People standing outside of the Federal Employment agency building located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The building was moved from the reservation gate, located five miles from Boulder City, to Las Vegas, and it was here where the hiring of workers for the Hoover Dam took place.
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Photograph of John Gilbert and Ina Claire, Las Vegas, May 05, 1929
Date
1929-05-05
Description
Film stars John Gilbert and Ina Claire signing a marriage license after they were wedded in Las Vegas, Nevada May 5, 1929. The man on the left, dressed in glasses and a tie, is A. E. Cahlan, editor of the Las Vegas Evening Review Journal. Charles P. "Pop" Squires, editor of the Las Vegas Age, is in background between the newlyweds. (See newspaper citations behind the photo.)
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Photograph of Laubach's Recreation Tavern, Boulder City, Nevada, July 1932
Date
1932-07
Description
An inside view of Laubach's Recreation Tavern, Boulder City, Nevada. The only two identified individuals in the image include Jack Laubach, far left, and Guy Edward "Whataman" Hudson, positioned in the center and behind the counter.
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Photograph of a movie crew and performers, Las Vegas, 1929
Date
1929
Description
Various performers and members of a movie crew studying a movie camera inside of the El Patio Open Air Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of Pioneer Painting Company truck and employees, Las Vegas, 1929-1930
Date
1929 to 1930
Description
Employees of the Pioneer Painting Company posing beside the company's truck in Las Vegas, Nevada. Charles W. Aplin was the owner of the company.
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Photograph of the residential area of Las Vegas, 1929-1930
Date
1929 to 1930
Description
A view of the residential area in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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