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Glenn Davis Collection
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Las Vegas
0001 Aerial view, Railroad pass towards Las Vegas
0002 Western Air Express, Jimmy James pilot.
0003 Train in Las Vegas station is Virginia & Truckee locomotive promoting C.B. Demille's motion picture , "Union Pacific" 1938
Institutions
04 United States Post Office and Court House.
05 Clark County Court House
06 Las Vegas Hospital
Fremont street -night scenes
07 Main & Fremont (Overland Hotel, Sal Sagev)
08 Mid black between 1st and 2nd on Fremont (White Spot, Oasis, Frontier, Boulder Club) 1938
08a Boulder Club, night scene (neg. only)
09 Second and Fremont (Hotel Apache, Boulder Club, Kiva Casino) 1938
Gambling
10 Wheel of fortune
11 Scene in the Boulder Club
12 A bunch of the boys ere whoopin' it up in the Boulder Club
13 Scene in the Apache Casino
14 (Roulette)- possibly Helldorado
15 (Roulette)
16 (Roulette)
17 Boulder Club (poker table)
18 El Rancho Vegas exterior
19 A little crap (craps table), probably Helldorado related
Helldorado0020
20 Parade , circa 1930 (Wards Cash Store in Background)
21 Prospector in parade (printed in reverse)
22 Mr. And Mrs. Draper
23 Mr. And Mrs. Draper in costume (Mrs. Draper seated)
24 Mr. Harrison as the Banker
25 Mr. Harrison as the Banker
26 Jack Rose as the Gaucho
27 Jack Rose as the Gaucho
28 Jack Rose as Teddy Roosevelt
29 Gunslinger
30 Woman in pioneer costume
31 Nevada Indian squaw and papoose
32 Jean Goodshell, Queen of Helldorado, with Death Valley Scotty
33 Parade at night (Desert Love Buggy in front of Vegas Sweet Shop, White Spot.)
34 Parade at night-horse-drawn wagons, stores, and Western Union
35 Desert Love Buggy with unidentified woman rider and Dutch Gorman
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Boulder Dam-Colorado River
36 Signing of contract between U.S. Gov.'t and Six Companies for construction of Boulder Dam, including Henry J. Kaiser, Walker J. Young, C.P. "Pop" Squires; (dup in Eglington Collection, 71)
37 View of RR spur and Fortification Mountain
38 First spike to be driven for the spur to Boulder Dam;
39 Group of gentlemen at dam site, including Frank Crowe, Supt. Of construction for "Six Companies"
40 Representatives of the Colorado River Commission, including Walker Young and C.P. "Pop" Squires.
41 Colorado River above Black Canyon before construction of dam.
42 Beginning of a 5000-hole blast
43 River level view of blasting
44 High Scaling operations
45 High Scaling operations
46 Looking up Black Canyon at site of Boulder Dam Construction
47 Looking down Black Canyon at site of Boulder Dam construction
48 Sundown in the Black Canyon at site of Boulder Dam construction
49 Sundown in Black Canyon at site of Boulder Dam construction (different view)
50 Boulder Dam site form Nigger Head, tunnel construction
51 Looking up Black Canyon at the site of Boulder Dam Construction (diversion tunnels)
52 "
53 "
54 "
55 Diversion tunnel no.2 on Nevada side , putting in tunnel
56 "
57 No.1 and 2 diversion tunnels
58 Diversion tunnel, no.3 on Arizona side
59 Diversion tunnel no.4 , sidewall concreting
60 "
61 Penstock tunnel
62 Penstock tunnel piping
63 Form construction work
64 Form construction work, intake towers under construction
65 Form contractions from downstream side
66 Show UP streamliner brought to dam site with special train via 6 Companies
67 Same as above
68 Construction from downstream side
69 "
70 Construction from downstream side
71 "
72 Construction from downstream side
73 Pouring concrete
74 Concrete bucket on flat car
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75 Low mix Concrete plant (on river)
76 Low mix Concrete plant (on river0
77 High level concrete plant
78 Start of construction of an intake tower
79 Nearing completion. Powerhouse construction.
80 The dam from lookout Point on the Nevada side
81 The dam from lookout Point on the Nevada side
82 The dam from lookout Point on the Nevada side
83 Construction from the downstream side
84 Construction from the downstream side
85 Fortification Mountain in Background (canyon wall outlet valves flooded)
86 View from the downstream side (canyon wall outlet valves flooded)
87 View from the downstream side (canyon wall outlet valves flooded)
88 View from the downstream side (canyon wall outlet valves flooded)
89 View from the downstream side (canyon wall outlet valves flooded)
90 View from the downstream side (canyon wall outlet valves flooded)
91 View from the downstream side (canyon wall outlet valves flooded)
92 View from the downstream side (canyon wall outlet valves flooded)
93 View from the downstream side (canyon wall outlet valves flooded)
94 View from the downstream side (canyon wall outlet valves flooded)
95 View from the downstream side (canyon wall outlet valves flooded)
96 View from the downstream side (canyon wall outlet valves flooded)photo taken at night
97 Lowering what appears to be a gondola car onto power house tracks. Not a boxcar.
98 Valve outlet on the Arizona side.
99 Valve outlets in operation on the Arizona side
100 Water flowing from 12 valve outlets, each 16 feet in diameter
101Looking downstream showing the 12 outlets
102Valve outlets in operation on the Arizona side
103Valve outlets in operation on the Arizona side
104 Valve outlets in operation on the Arizona side
105 Nevada side of the dam. Tracks are ones used by freight cars lowered to power generation area. This is how generating equipment was brought to the Power house.
106 View from upstream side.
107 View from upstream side
108 Intake towers on upstream side of the dam
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109View from upstream side
110 View from upstream side
111 View from upstream side
112 View from upstream side
113 View from upstream side
114 View from upstream side
115 View from upstream side
116 View from upstream side
117 View from upstream side
118 Crest of Boulder Dam from the Arizona side
119 Crest of Boulder Dam from the Arizona side
120 Crest from the Nevada upstream side
121 Crest from the Nevada upstream side
122 Crest from the Nevada upstream side
123 Crest from the Nevada upstream side
124 Crest from the Nevada upstream side
125 Crest from the Nevada upstream side
126 Crest from the Nevada upstream side
127 Crest from the Nevada upstream side
128 Spillway on the Arizona side
129 Powerhouse on the Arizona side
130 President Roosevelt and party inspection the dam at the dedication ceremonies , Sept. 1935
131 President Roosevelt and party inspection the dam at the dedication ceremonies , Sept. 1935
132 President at dedication, Sept. 1935
133 President at dedication, Sept. 1935
134 President at dedication, Sept. 1935
135 President at dedication, Sept. 1935
136 President Roosevelt, his aide Harold Ickes, and Key Pittman at the dedication ceremonies, Sept. 1935
137Harold Ickes, Secretary of the Interior, at the dedication ceremonies, Sept. 1935
138 Part of the crowd at the Boulder Junction ceremonies Las Vegas, Nevada.
139 Air view on the Colorado River in Black Canyon where Boulder Dam is now located.
140 Lake Mead after construction of the dam.
141 Looking up Lake Mead from the dam site to Fortification Mountain.
142 Temple Rock above Boulder Canyon on Lake Mead.
143 Emery Falls, on Lake Mead
144 Emery Falls, on Lake Mead
145 Lake Mead on lower end of the Grand Canyon.
146 Lake Mead on lower end of the Grand Canyon.
147 Lake Mead on lower end of the Grand Canyon.
148 Lake Mead on lower end of the Grand Canyon.
149 Lake Mead on lower end of the Grand Canyon.
150 Lake Mead on lower end of the Grand Canyon.
151 Lake Mead.
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Beatty
152 Beatty, Nevada
Cathedral Gorge
153 Cathedral Gorge
154 Cathedral Gorge
Dasjouka Mountain
155 Dasjouka Mountain (Frenchman Mountain?)
Hiko
156 The McArthur Ranch near Hiko
157 The McArthur Ranch near Hiko
158 The McArthur Ranch near Hiko
159 The McArthur Ranch near Hiko
160 The McArthur Ranch near Hiko
161 The McArthur Ranch near Hiko
162 The McArthur Ranch near Hiko
Las Vegas Range
163 Las Vegas Mountain (Las Vegas Range)
164 Las Vegas Mountain (Las Vegas Range)
Lost City
165 Lost City Nevada
166 Lost City Nevada
Mount Charleston
167 Mount Charleston
168 Snow Scenes near Mt. Charleston
169 Snow Scenes near Mt. Charleston
170 The Charleston Mountains
171 Kyle Canyon
172 Charleston Park, Kyle Canyon-skiing , Robert "Bob" Griffith, owner of Charleston Park.
173 Kyle Canyon
174 At Kyle Canyon ski slopes
175 Ski run at Kyle Canyon
176 The Charleston Mountains
177 Kyle Canyon
Pahrump
178 Pahrump store
Rhyolite
179 The Ghost Casino
180 The Ghost Casino
Searchlight
181 Rex Bell , Clara Bow residence near Searchlight, Nevada. (Walking Box Ranch?)
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Silver City
182 Silver City
Spring Mountain Ranch
183 Wilson Ranch near Las Vegas, Nevada
184 Wilson Ranch near Las Vegas, Nevada
Valley of Fire
185 Valley of Fire
Virginia City
186 Virginia City
Walker Lake
187 Walker Lake
Washoe Valley
188 The Bowers Mansion, doors with silver knobs
California
189 Hotel Nipton
190 Treherne Store, Nipton, California, 4-26-41, Harry Treherne, center.
Unidentified Location
191 Crystal Palace Bar
192 Crystal Palace Bar
Desert Flora and Fauna
193 Spanish dagger
194 Joshua Tree
195 Spanish dagger
196 Meals at all hours (baby burro and mother)
197 Joshua trees
198 Joshua trees
199 Joshua trees
200 Prickly pear
201 Spanish dagger
202 Burros
203 Desert tortoise
Desert Characters, Prospectors
204 Desert Vagabond
205 Desert Vagabond
206 Nighttime
207 "Maybe" (prospectors with their pack animals)
208 A desert rat
209 Desert wayfarers
Miscellaneous
210 Rodeo
211 A Death Dodger at Las Vegas
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People
212 Edgar Rice Burroughs and bride at Las Vegas Court House
213 Bert Chesley, prospector
214 Bert Chesley, prospector
215 Bert Chesley, prospector
216 Bert Chesley, prospector
217 Bert Chesley, prospector
218 Bert Chesley, prospector
219 Bert Chesley, prospector
220 Bert Chesley, prospector
221 Bert Chesley, prospector
222 Irvin Cobb at the Boulder Club
223 Irvin Cobb at the Boulder Club
224 Harry Harrison of Jackson Hole, Wyoming
225 Harry Harrison of Jackson Hole, Wyoming and the owner of the Cinnabar Club in Las Vegas, Bert Testolin
226 Lone Wolf, a Blackfoot Indian from Browning , Montana
227 Lone Wolf, a Blackfoot Indian from Browning , Montana
228 The Navajo, as portrayed by Stanley Mitchell
229 The Navajo, as portrayed by Stanley Mitchell
230 The Navajo , as portrayed by Stanley Mitchell
231 The Iroquois, as portrayed by Stanley Mitchell
232 The Iroquois, as portrayed by Stanley Mitchell
233 The Iroquois, as portrayed by Stanley Mitchell
234 The Sioux, as portrayed by Stanley Mitchell
235 The Sioux, as portrayed by Stanley Mitchell
236 The Sioux, as portrayed by Stanley Mitchell
237 The Sioux, as portrayed by Stanley Mitchell
238 Charleston park Area with Mt. Charleston in the background, Stanley Mitchell as Sioux.
239 A Mexican, as portrayed by Stanley Mitchell
240 A Mexican, as portrayed by Stanley Mitchell
241 A Mexican, as portrayed by Stanley Mitchell
242 A Mexican, as portrayed by Stanley Mitchell
243 A Mexican, as portrayed by Stanley Mitchell
244 A Mexican, as portrayed by Stanley Mitchell
245 Potato Creek Johnny of Deadwood, South Dakota
246 Potato Creek Johnny of Deadwood, South Dakota
247 Jack Williams, a desert character
248 Death Valley Scotty and Frank Crowe, Supt. Of Construction for Six Companies on the Boulder Dam project.
249 Death Valley Scotty, Mr. & Mrs. (Walter) Bracken, Mr. Johnson and Gene Ward at Las Vegas.
250 Death Valley Scotty and "Cunnel" Russell, in the Apache Hotel Cocktail Room
251 Lone Wolf of Browning, Montana; Capt. Joyce of Tucson, Arizona; and "Cunnel" Russell in the Cocktail Room of The Apache Hotel, Las Vegas.
252 Paiute Indian squaw and papoose
253 Cowboy with horse
254 Taos, New Mexico
255 Man With Automobile
256 Maggie and her goats
257 "
258 Man with automobile in snowy area (Glenn Davis?)
259 Photographer with camera (Glenn Davis?)
260 "
261 "Cappy", National Vice Commander, American Legion Convention
262 Unidentified gentleman
263 Unidentified gentleman with horse
264 Unidentified riders