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Film transparency of couple at Hotel National, Las Vegas, 1929-1930
Date
1929 to 1930
Description
An unidentified couple posing in front of the Hotel National in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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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 W. R. Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Shelley, and N. E. McKinnon, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931
Date
1930 to 1932
Description
The grayscale view of Union Pacific employee W. R. Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Shelley, and ticket master N. E. McKinnon standing next to railroad cars in Boulder City, Nevada. A white sign can be seen in the background reading: "Boulder City."
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Photograph of Mrs. Edith Powell, Boulder City, Nevada, March 13, 1931
Date
1931-03-13
Description
Mrs. Edith Powell, the first woman resident of Boulder City, in Boulder City, Nevada. Mrs. Edith Powell is wearing a white dress and holding a small dog while standing in front of her wrinkled tent house.
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Photograph of Mrs. Edith Powell, Boulder City, Nevada, March 13, 1931
Date
1931-03-13
Description
Mrs. Edith Powell, the first woman resident of Boulder City, in Boulder City, Nevada. Mrs. Edith Powell is wearing a white dress and holding a small dog while standing in front of her wrinkled tent house.
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Photograph of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, Las Vegas, February 28, 1940
Date
1940-02-28
Description
A black and white image of Junior Chamber of Commerce members at a meeting in Las Vegas. This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.
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Photograph of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Las Vegas, February 27, 1940
Date
1940-02-27
Description
A black and white image from a Chamber of Commerce meeting in Las Vegas. This group of men and women are standing in front of an unidentified building with signs advertising its dining room and the Apache Beauty Salon. This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.
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