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0022Fenton, Virginia "Teddy"
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0001 [Sundile Park , Cherry Lane Apts. In background, Boulder City]
0002 Boulder City Railroad Depot, March 1974.
0003 Roy Purcell-"Depot -Boulder City-move to S. Nevada Museum site." March 1974.
0004 Moving the UPRR Depot to Henderson.
0005 Moving the UPRR Depot, B.C. to S. Nevada Museum site, March 1974.
0006 [Moving the UPRR Depot, B.C to Henderson, March 1974]
0007 [Moving the UPRR Depot, B.C to Henderson, March 1974]
0008 Depot, Boulder City, getting ready for move, March 1974
0009 Moving the UPRR Depot, B.C. to S. Nevada Museum site, March 1974
0010 [Getting ready to move UPRR Depot from Boulder City to Henderson, March '74
0011 Moving Boulder City UPRR Depot to Henderson, 1974.
0012 Elbert Edwards honored
0013 Walker R. Young.
0014 Juanita White
0015 L to R: Maurine Wilson, Florence L. Jones Cahlan. 31'er dinner, Boulder City. March 27, 1976.
0016 Jim Ladd on right, standing by a buck board.
0017 Redone Boulder City Hotel.
0018 Redone Boulder City Hotel.
0019 Redone Boulder City Hotel.
0020 Redone Boulder City Hotel.
HOOVER DAM
0021 Cliff dwellers, 6-Comp. Camp at Cape Horn. June 2, 1931
0022 Nevada Powerhouse at Hoover Dam
0023 Nevada Powerhouse at Hoover Dam
0024 Visitor's Gallery overlooking the penstock.
0025 Hoover Dam, Canyon wall outlet works in operation ca. 1950's.
0026 [Motor lorry belonging to construction companies that built Boulder Dam. Lorries were used to transport workers to and from the dam site. Ca 1930's]
0027 [A wagon of the overhead road transporting dam workmen at the change of shift. Ca. 1930's]
0028 Aerial view of Hoover Dam. [ca. 1950's]
0029 [Six Companies' scrip retrieved from a metal box which had been dumped into the Colorado River after the use of the scrip was discontinued. ]
0030 [Hoover Dam, ca. 1960's]
0031 Truck-mounted giant drilling rig used to cut the diversion tunnels in Black Canyon during construction of Boulder Dam. Ca. 1930's
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Hoover Dam (cont.)
0032 High scalers drilling on the Nevada wall of Black Canyon, April 1933.
0033 A Section of penstock pipe arrives at the mouth of an adit leading to the interior of one of the diversion tunnels.
0034 [Construction, Hoover Dam, ca 1930's]
0035 [Construction, Hoover Dam, ca 1930's]
0036 Construction, Hoover Dam, ca. 1930's]
0037 A gang of puddlers as an eight -cubic-yard bucket spews out 16 tons of concrete.
0038 [Hoover Power plant construction. Transporting a 30ft. diameter section of penstock]
0039 [Construction , Hoover Dam. Blasting operations in background.]
0040 Dumping a bucket of concrete. Ca 1930's
0041 [Hoover Power plant. A section of penstock pipe.]
0042 [Hoover Power plant. Turbine generator unit, ca 1936.]
0043 Hoover Dam
0044 [Construction of Hoover Dam, dumping a bucket of concrete, ca 1930's]
0045 [Construction of Hoover Dam, dumping a bucket of concrete, ca. 1930's]
0046 [Afternoon shot of Hoover Dam, showing intake towers.]
0047 Hoover Dam at night.
Additions to Collection
0048 Boulder City Ranger Jack Wailer and Daughter Dorothy. {Boulder City, Nevada-ca. 1933-34}
0049 Boulder City home of Jack Wailer. Ca 1938-39.
0050 Mr. and Mrs. Jack Weiler and daughter Dorothy. Ca 1920
0051 Boulder City Ranger Jack Weiler and daughter Dorothy
0052 Boulder City Ranger Jack Weiler
0053 Man injured on the Hoover Dam construction project. (ca.1932)
0054 Frank T. Crowe, Construction Superintendent for Six Companies on the Hoover Dam. (1930's)
0055 Murl Emery (1903-1981) Photo taken in 1970's.
0056 Boulder City teenagers renovating an abandoned Camp Williston barracks to serve as the Polka Dot Haven, the Boulder City teenager's club.(summer 1953)
0057 Boulder City teenagers renovating old building to make a club for teenagers. (Summer 1953)
0058 Teenagers renovating an abandoned Camp Williston barracks to serve as Polka Dot Haven-a club for Boulder City teenagers. (Summer 1953)
0059 Man helping to renovate an old barracks in Boulder City. It will serve as a club for teenagers.
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Miscellaneous (cont.)
0060 Mother and children in abandoned Camp Williston barracks in Boulder City. It was being renovated to serve as Polka Dot Haven-a club for teenagers. ( Summer 1953)
0061 Juanita White c. 1960's-1970's.
0062 Hal Erickson (center), Virginia "Teddy" Fenton (at right). [c.1970's]
0063 L-R: Dr. Thomas White, Dr. Donald Baepler, Dr. Juanita White, c. 1970's. they are holding a rare engraving which is stored in Special Collections, UNLV Library.
0064 Boulder City Chamber of Commerce :L-R: Maxwell Kelch, Elton Garrett, Lillian Collins, [Earl Bothers or John Manis], and Chet Tyree. Taken at Boulder City Airport, ca. 1947 or 1948
0065 W.A. Dexheimer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner. (11-16-64)
0066 W.A. Dexheimer, Commissioner of Bureau of Reclamation, shown in the Nevada Powerhouse at Hoover Dam.
0067 Virginia "Teddy" Fenton on the occasion of Hoover Dam's 50th anniversary (1985)
0068 Nevada wing of the powerhouse under construction, ca. 1933-34.
0069 Two women posing inside a section of the penstock piping at the Babcock & Wilcox steel fabrication plant. (ca. 1933-34)
Construction of Hoover Dam
0070 Canyon Wall and derrick at Hoover Dam. ( Jan.1934-photo by John McCreary)
0071 Passage through Hoover Dam. (Jan. 1934-photo by John McCreary)
0072 Hoover Dam-downstream face looking up.
0073 Hoover Dam-side wall. ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
0074 Construction of spillway at Hoover Dam. ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
0075 Cables on Hoover Dam. ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
0076 Hoover Dam-downstream of reefer. ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
0077 Babcock & Wilcox Co. Plant-the huge pipes were used in the construction of Hoover Dam. ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
0078 Hoover Dam: dam upstream and wall. ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
0079 Upstream face of Hoover Dam during construction. ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
0080 Hoover Dam under construction. (Credit John McCreary, 1-1-34)
0081 Construction photo of Hoover Dam. ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
0082 Construction photo of Hoover Dam-shows diversion tunnel entrances. ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
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Construction of Hoover Dam (cont.)
0083 Side wall of Hoover Dam under construction. ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
0084 Bureau of Reclamation Building -Boulder City, NV. ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
0085 Babcock & Wilcox Co. Plant-the huge pipes were used in the construction of Hoover Dam. ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
0086 Cable power station at Hoover Dam. ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
0087 Babcock &Wilcox Co. Plant ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
0088 Upstream of canyon walls-Hoover Dam. Construction of Hoover Dam. ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
0089 Construction of Hoover Dam. ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
0090 Hoover Dam under construction, Construction of Hoover Dam. ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
0091 Bridge spanning the canyon during construction of Hoover Dam. Construction of Hoover Dam. ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
0092 Construction of Hoover Dam. ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
0093 Power poles at Hoover Dam. January 1934 (Photo John McCreary)
0094 View of Hills near Hoover Dam ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
0095 Sections on Hoover Dam, ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
0096 Hoover Dam from lookout-Jan. 1934. ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
0097 Hoover Dam, looking upstream. ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
0098 Hoover Dam-construction inside a tunnel ( Jan. 1934-- photo by John McCreary)
0099 Hoover Dam from lookout-Jan. 134 (Photo John McCreary
0100 View of Hoover Dam during construction-Jan1934.
Miscellaneous
0101 Personnel of the Six Companies (Boulder City ) Hospital, 1933.
102 One of the medical personnel at Six Companies Hospital in Boulder City (1933)
103 Interior View of Six Companies Hospital (Boulder City), 1933. Shows hospital equipment.