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Black and white image of the gravel testing laboratory at the site of the former Stewart Ranch, also known as the Las Vegas Ranch. Two of the people in the image are G. G. Walter and Henry Wieking. Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Black and white image with the following printed description: Airplane motor propelled boat used in photographic survey of Colorado River between dam and Jumbo Wash.

Black and white image with the following printed description: "Boulder Canyon. Mr. and Mrs. Tyrone Power visit Boulder Dam. With them are Mr. Marion McKeen (Thompson Trophy Pilot) who flew the Powers to Boulder City, and R. B. Spearman who conducted the party through the powerhouse." Note: Mrs. Tyrone Power was the actress, Annabella. Also, Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Black and white image with the following printed description: Visit of Secretary Wilbur and party to Black Canyon Damsite. Party at St. Thomas, Nevada.

Black and white image of downtown Las Vegas, looking east from the corner of Fremont and Main Streets. Site Name: Fremont Street (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Black and white image of an abandoned steam tractor. Description from Special Collections accompanying image: "According to the story told, this was one of the first three tractors ever built. One was shipped here to Eldorado Canyon to move ore and one was shipped to Death Valley for the Borax works (it is still in Death Valley). The other one was sent to South America to a mine. The one in Death Valley supposedly worked out fairly well being used mostly in sand. This one, it is told, was not too successful. The drive mechanism was by way of teeth on the inside of the big black wheels, driven by a pinion gear at the top. Small stones fell into the wheel and stuck in the grease necessitating frequent stops to remove the stones. The driver stood on a platform at the rear. May 1947."