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Photograph of Union Pacific Railroad Depot, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1940
Date
1939 to 1941
Description
Black and white photograph of the new Union Pacific Railroad Depot circa 1940. Site Name: Union Pacific Railroad Passenger Station (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of Helldorado Desert Love Buggy, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1934-1941
Date
1934 to 1941
Description
People pose in a "Desert Love Buggy" used in the Helldorado Parade. John Graglia is standing next to the car. Below "Desert Love Buggy," "Just Married" is written.
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Photograph of Joe Graglia, Las Vegas (Nev.), February 23, 1933
Date
1933-02-23
Description
Joe Graglia walking on Fremont Street in front of the Boulder Club. Site Name: Boulder Club (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 118 Fremont Street
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Photograph of cars on Main Street, Pioche (Nev.), circa 1935
Date
1934 to 1936
Description
Ground level view of Main Street. Pioche News Stand, U.S. Post Office, and Hodges Cook Mercantile Co. can be seen on the left. Cars are parked along the sides of the street while a black car approaches down the center. Street Address: Main Street
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Photograph of mixing plant, Hoover Dam, March 8, 1932
Date
1932-03-08
Description
Looking upstream at the low level mixing plant, 4 cubic-yard aggregators mounted on white trucks in the foreground. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Photograph of hardware store, DeKalb (Ill.), circa 1931
Date
1930 to 1932
Description
Prescott's Hardware Store in DeKalb, Illinois. Hole in window was where they stole guns and a steel trap. Wint. (W.A. Davis) and policeman Elmer Larson went out to the suspect's house and later in the day, they caught the thief. In back of sporting goods store was a photo lab. (Quote from Winthrop A. Davis, photographer.)
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Photograph of buses, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Description
Transport buses to haul workmen to Dam from Boulder City. Warehouse present in background. Note: "Between shifts, early a.m. mess hall out of photo to the left. RR Pass in right rear. Trucks ready to take Trucks were called Crummies. Each truck had a particular station to drop off and pick up their crews. - W.A. Davis."
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Photograph of mining area, Death Valley (Calif.), 1920-1930
Date
1920 to 1930
Description
A horse grazes while three men pose for a picture in a Death Valley mining area. Their automobile sits behind them. The image's right and left top corners have been ripped, resulting in the strange trapezoidal shape of the photo.
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Photograph of Fremont Street, Las Vegas (Nev.), late 1950s - early 1960s
Date
1955 to 1965
Description
A view of downtown Las Vegas. The angle looks west down Fremont Street toward Vegas Vic. Casinos pictured in the background include the Golden Nugget, Lucky Strike Club, Fortune Club, Pioneer Club, and Monte Carlo.
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Photograph of crowd watching speeding boat, Lake Mead, 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Description
Crowds of people stand in anticipation as they watch a speeding boat race through Lake Mead. Tons of cars are parked in the background.
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