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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 Boulder Highway construction, Boulder City (Nev.), 1931
Date
1931
Description
Building Boulder Highway in 1931, Mahoney and Cline contractors.
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Aerial photograph of dormitories, Boulder City (Nev.), 1933
Date
1933
Description
View of completed dormitories/camp for engineers. Beginnings of streets and homes of Boulder City, NV. Photo taken from "Water Tower Hill."
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Photograph of neighborhood, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Description
View at corner of Nevada Highway and Government Park. Homes pictured are for engineers.
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Photograph of street construction, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1933.
Date
1932 to 1934
Description
Wide view of street construction in Boulder City, NV. Dormitories are present in background.
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Photograph of trench backfilling, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Description
View of employee backfilling a sewer trench.
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Photograph of trench backfilling, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Description
Workers filling sewer trenches Boulder City, NV.
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Photograph of Bureau of Reclamation building, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1935
Date
1934 to 1936
Description
Wide view of Bureau of Reclamation building.
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Photograph of work camps, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Description
View of work camps in foreground, dormitory being built in upper right. "Houses rented for $24 per month with double roof to control heat inside." - W.A. Davis.
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Photograph of engineer's camp, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Description
Engineer's camp in Boulder City, Nevada. Horses are seen in foreground plowing dirt for road.
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