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Rotary Club meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. Maxwell Kelch was the principal speaker; he spoke on "Doing Business in Las Vegas." Leonard Fayle, far right (1950). Allye Lawson, 2nd from left; Maxwell Kelch, 3rd from left; Vern Willis, 4th from left.

Black and white image of Olive Lake, Clyde McGriff, and Della McGriff at what appears to be a picnic, most likely located in Las Vegas. Handwritten on the bottom border of the image: "Olive, Clyde & Della McGriff." Note: Image is from a family photo album that was loaned to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and returned to the family on July 17, 1984.

Black and white image of the Colorado River Board, a group comprised to review the Bureau of Reclamation's design of Hoover Dam (note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947). From left to right: William L. Siebert; Elwood Mead; Warren J. Mead; Charles Berkey; Daniel W. Mead; and Robert Ridgway.

Black and white image of the Lake family in Ontario, Canada. Standing in the back, from left to right: Clifford Lake, Claude Lake. Seated, from left to right: Olive Lake, Mary Ellen Lake (mother), Alice Lake, and Robert Elonzo Lake (father). Ernest Lake and Thomas Lake are sitting in front.

The Garrett Realty softball team posing in an unidentified field. Description included with image: "They took 2nd place. Front row, left to right: Ellie Harshman; Marti Corderman; Diane Moorhead; DeAnn Dunbar; Raini Dunbar; Kathy Dosch. Second row, L-R: Assit, Coach Paul Dosch; Becky Jones; Kathy Morang; Brenda Graupensperg; Norma Goudie; Leslie Adams; Coach Wendell Goudie. Not shown: Mary Lenon, Cathy Bateman, Karen Mead, Cheryl Pinckney, Diane Walters, Vi Goudie, Judy Goudie, Debbie Jefferson, and Maureen McCormick."

A photograph of Tom Godbey prepared by the "Boulder City News" for an article titled, "Jaycees Fete Tom Godbey Outstanding Vet Father" Wednesday June 19, 1946. The photograph is wrapped in paper, so only Tom Godbey's portrait is showing. The original image also has an unidentified woman in it. The paper has the following writing on it: "one zinc halftone, 85 screen, 12 pixels wide, mounted flush on sides Boulder City News Bob Carter". The corresponding Boulder City News article from Wednesday June 19, 1946 is included with the image.

Officials in the field conducting a land survey for the Hoover Dam project. The men surveying the land include Six Companies Foreman C.A. Williams, U.S. Reclamation Service Engineer R.C. Thaxton; Superintendent of Construction for the Six Companies Frank T. Crowe; and Office of Engineer and U.S. Reclamation Service John C. Page.