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Photograph of men beside a boulder, circa late 1920s-1930s

Date
1925 to 1939
Description
Three unidentified men next to a large boulder probably at Mount Charleston located north of Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Front of postcard

Date
1900 to 1989
Description
Front of the postcard illustrates a man trumpeting a horn with the deuce of hearts in front of him.

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Photograph of Union Pacific Railroad truck in the mud, circa late 1920s-1930s

Date
1925 to 1939
Description
Men working on a Union Pacific Railroad truck filled with wooden planks that tipped over in the mud possibly near Mount Charleston outside of Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of a drill rig putting down the hole for the first well in the Las Vegas Heights District, circa 1907

Date
1905 to 1909
Description

Drilling in the Las Vegas Heights District with Mr. Booth and Mr. Madison performing the work.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from front of photo: "1st well. Vegas Hts. About 1907. Booth & Madison, Drillers."; Transcribed from photo sleeve: "A drill rig which put down the hole for the first well in the Las Vegas Heights District in Las Vegas in 1907. The crew were Booth and Madison."

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Film transparency of businessmen, politicians, and engineers at Hoover Dam, June 6, 1933

Date
1933-06-06
Description
Black and white image of the group of men who witnessed the pouring of the first concrete in Hoover Dam proper. From left to right: H. J. Lawler, Director of Six Companies, Inc.; Walker R. Young, Construction Engineer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Frank T. Crowe, General Superintendent, Six Companies, Inc.; C. A. Shea, Director of Construction, Six Companies, Inc. W. A. Bechtel, President, Six Companies, Inc.; R. F. Walter, Chief Engineer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Theodore A. Walters, First Assistant Secretary of the Interior ; Ed Clark & C. P. Squires, members of the original Colorado River Commission. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Photograph of grade near Kiel Ranch, circa 1906

Date
1906 (year approximate)
Description

Grading for a rail line near Kiel Ranch.

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Photograph of Peter Buol and William Pike sitting next to artesian well, circa 1908

Date
1908 (year approximate)
Description

Peter Buol (wearing hat) and William Pike next to an artesian well.

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Photograph of Indian Springs from the hill behind it

Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1940 (year approximate)
Description

Three men on horses looking over Indian Springs

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Photograph of Stewart Ranch, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1905

Date
1905 (year approximate)
Description

Tents and horses by the Las Vegas Creek on the Las Vegas Ranch.

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Four unidentified people on a movie set: photographic print

Date
1880 to 1979
Description

Dorothy Bell Scans UNLV-Public Lands Institute

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