Boulder City water system: excavating the foundation for Boulder City's water tank 1931

Photograph

Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

0002:0399

Boulder City water system: excavating the foundation for Boulder City's water tank on lower Colorado Street, 1931 [Elton Garrett, photographer; published in the Las Vegas Review - Journal, Wednesday, March 21, 1951]

Name/Title

Boulder City water system: excavating the foundation for Boulder City's water tank 1931

Entry/Object ID

0002:0399

Description

Boulder City water system; excavating the foundation for Boulder City's water tank on lower Colorado Street 1931; Elton Garrett, photographer; published in the Las Vegas Review Journal; Wednesday, March 21, 1951

Collection

Boulder City Construction

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Garrett, Elton M.

Role

Photographer

Date made

1931 - Mar 21, 1951

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [Elton Garrett, photographer; published in the Las Vegas Review - Journal, Wednesday, March 21, 1951]

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Boulder City

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (5 x 7)

Location

* Untyped Location

Research Room, Photo Drawer 2

Date

October 14, 2025

Inventory

Inventoried By

Brandy Carlin

Inventoried Date

Jun 12, 2026

Notes

Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00020399

Condition

Reason for Exam

Digitizing

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Jun 12, 2026

Surface

Photo looks like it had sun exposer for some time, and the damage on the right side of the photo looks like the area that had been tucked into something to keep the photo visible.

Provenance

Notes

Elton Garrett, photographer

General Notes

Note

Negative Location: N/A Notes: June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

November 30, 2020

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

August 21, 2026