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Photograph of motor transport, Boulder City, Nevada, April 12, 1934
Date
1934-04-12
Description
Black and white image of "Big Bertha," the Six Companies, Inc. motor transport used to haul workmen between Boulder City and Hoover Dam. This double-decker truck could haul 154 men. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of people in a boat on Lake Mead, Nevada, circa 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Description
An image of people in a boat in the lower basin area at Lake Mead. The Chris-Craft boat is named "Hualapai."
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Photograph of Shell gas station attendants, Boulder City, Nevada, 1942
Date
1942
Description
An image of two Shell gas station attendants standing side-by-side.
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Film transparency showing skiers at Mount Charleston, Nevada, circa 1937
Date
1935 to 1939
Description
An image of people skiing at the Mt. Charleston Park Resort.
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Photograph of Basic Magnesium Inc., Henderson, Nevada, circa 1900-1910
Date
1900 to 1910
Description
Basic Magnesium Inc. Shows workers and silver bus bars, connections to chlorine cells.
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Slide of ancient trails of Spanish horses, Nevada, circa 1960s - 1983
Date
1960 to 1983
Description
Sherwin "Scoop" Garside sitting by the ancient trails of Spanish horses.
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Photograph of the Searchlight Baseball Club, Searchlight, Nevada, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1930
Description
The Searchlight Baseball Club. From left to right, the members are identified: 1) Billie Ryan 2) E. M. Beattie 3) Roy Stanford 4) [?] 5) Orrin Smith "Sherriff" 6) [?] 7) Roland Brown 8) Ben Emerick 9) [?] 10) Harry Carlson 11) Frank Miller 12) Pat Henry 13) Light Wheatley (0110) 14) [?].
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Slide of "Long Hill", Virgin River, Nevada, circa 1960s - 1983
Date
1960 to 1983
Description
Description provided with image: "Looking up the "Long Hill; Virgin River to top of mesa."
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Photograph of Judge Henry M. Lillis in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 4, 1907
Date
1907-07-04
Description
People at a table with chairs on a partially covered platform. Description given with photograph: "Judge Lillis-1907, 4th of July, Early Las Vegas"
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Photograph of people going camping at Mount Charleston, Nevada, circa 1920s
Date
1920 to 1926
Description
Description given with photograph: "Early Las Vegas campers going to Mt. Charleston area."
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