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Photograph of the front exterior of the Lake Mead Lodge, Nevada, circa 1940s to 1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Description
A black and white image of the front exterior of the Lake Mead Lodge.
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Photograph of the front entrance of the Lake Mead Lodge, Nevada, circa 1940s to 1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Description
A black and white image of a woman near the front entrance of the Lake Mead Lodge
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Photograph of guests playing shuffleboard at the Desert Lodge, possibly Nevada, circa 1940s to 1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Description
A black and white image of guests playing shuffleboard and lying down in the pool area of the Desert Lodge. The location of the hotel is unknown, but probably somewhere in Nevada.
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Photograph of the Sands Hotel's space-themed float in the Helldorado Days parade, Las Vegas, circa 1950
Date
1948 to 1952
Description
A black and white image of the Sands Hotel's float in the Helldorado Days parade on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas. On the float are a spaceship, several women and a robot.
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Slide of people at the Hoover Dam pier sign, April 18, 1931
Date
1931-04-18
Description
A black and white image of people standing by the Boulder Dam Pier sign, which is draped with rattlesnakes. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Slide of a family in Boulder City, Nevada, circa early 1930s
Date
1931
Description
A black and white image of women and children posing in front of a makeshift home in in Ragtown, an area near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City.
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Slide of people at a food truck in Boulder City, Nevada, August 13, 1931
Date
1931-08-13
Description
A black and white image of a woman and three children standing behind a food truck in Ragtown, an area near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City. Two men appear to be distributing food from the bed of the truck.
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Slide of a woman and children in a Boulder City, circa early 1930s
Date
1931
Description
A black and white image of a woman and three children standing next to a makeshift home in an area known as Ragtown near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City.
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Film transparency showing the first grocery in Boulder City, Nevada, April 18, 1931
Date
1931-04-18
Description
A black and white image of the first grocery in an area known as Ragtown near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City. Standing in front (from left to right) are W.F. Shields, Harry Buchanan (the chef), and Shields' wife. The sign above the store reads: "Free Information Bureau. Home farm products. Elevation here 2442 ft. Damsite 642 ft."
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Film transparency of men playing roulette, Las Vegas, circa 1930s
Date
1932 to 1939
Description
Black and white image showing an interior view of the Apache Casino gaming floor.
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