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Photographs of prayer dedication of the Boulder Dam site, circa 1931

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Title Photographs of prayer dedication of the Boulder Dam site, circa 1931
Description Two views of the assembled guests present for the dedicatory prayer of the Hoover Dam construction site. Transcribed from the back of Photo 1: "Dedicatiary (sic) site of Boulder Dam, 1-r, 4- Mrs. Thomas, 5- Art Ham Sr., 6- Bess Pembroke (white hat), 7- Ata Ham (lt. tweed coat), 8- Nana Lightfoot, 9- Mrs. Minetti, 10- Mrs. Martin, 1st row- far right Harley Harmon." Transcribed from facsimile accompanying Photo 2: "Prayer; dedication of damsite (sic), r-1, 6- Nellie Martin, 7- Bess Pembroke, 8- "Nana" Lightfoot, 9- Roy Martin, 10- Art Ham, Sr."
Source 0012:0053 Betty Ham Dokter Collection;
Date 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931
Coverage Black Canyon; Colorado River; Hoover Dam; Clark; Mohave; Arizona; Nevada; United States;
Subject Dedications; Building sites; Arch dams--Design and construction; Men; Sand; Children; Women; Canyons; Flags; Hats; United States--Hoover Dam;
Type Still Image;
Language eng
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Publisher University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries
Identifier http://digital.library.unlv.edu:81/u?/hln,435

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