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Photograph of a man sitting on a horse amid a group of people at a Union Pacific Old Timer's Club gathering at the Fremont Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1940
Date
1938 to 1940
Description
A black and white image of a man with a drink sitting on a horse at a Union Pacific Old Timer's Club No. 23 gathering at the Fremont Hotel during Helldorado Days. This photo was taken from a time capsule left in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad Station in Las Vegas. The capsule was placed there in 1940 and retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.
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Photograph of Union Pacific Depot Park on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, circa 1930
Date
1928 to 1932
Description
A black and white image of Union Pacific Depot Park in downtown Las Vegas. The area was bustling with cars and people.
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Photograph of passengers inside the coach on the first train into Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931
Date
1930 to 1932
Description
A black and white image showing a conductor and passengers inside the coach on the first train into Boulder City.
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Photograph of people standing at a sign for the Boulder Dam Pier that has rattlesnakes hanging from it, Boulder City, Nevada, April 18, 1931
Date
1931-04-18
Description
A black and white image of men and women at a sign for the Boulder Dam Pier. The sign has rattlesnakes draped over it.
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Photograph of a group of men in a boat on the Colorado River, circa 1931
Date
1929 to 1933
Description
A black and white image of a group of men in a boat on the Colorado River.
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Photograph of Sam Jones in Williamsville, Nevada, May 13, 1931
Date
1931-05-13
Description
A black and white image of 75-year-old Sam Jones by a tent in Williamsville (known to the residents as Ragtown), a makeshift community created near Black Canyon as construction began on the Hoover Dam.
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Photograph of a man working construction on a cliff near Black Canyon, Nevada, circa 1931
Date
1929 to 1933
Description
A black and white image of a man working construction on a cliff near Black Canyon.
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Photograph of men working construction on a cliff near Black Canyon, Nevada, circa 1931
Date
1929 to 1933
Description
A black and white image of men working construction on a cliff near Black Canyon.
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Photograph of a man working construction on a cliff near Black Canyon, Nevada, circa 1931
Date
1931-04-10
Description
A black and white image of a man working construction on a cliff near Black Canyon.
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Photograph of a man working construction on a cliff near Black Canyon, Nevada, circa 1931
Date
1931-04-10
Description
A black and white image of a man working construction on a cliff near Black Canyon.
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