Bureau of Reclamation

Name/Title

Bureau of Reclamation

Entry/Object ID

Box 5-A

Collection

3D Artifacts

Archive Items Details

Description

Container list Box 5-A Bureau of Reclamation General 990.4.73 ax/mallet, wood handle, U.S.B.R. 990.4.79 wrench, 34/ "/3/16" U.S.B.R. 988.9.1 Bureau of Reclamation badge 988.9.2 Bureau of Reclamation badge 988.10.1 Bureau of Reclamation badge 988.43.30.1 Bureau of Reclamation badge no. 5220 988.43.30.2 Bureau of Reclamation badge no. 1359 998.048.1 Bureau of Reclamation employee badge with Tommy Nelson's photograph [c. 1940s-50s] 995.8 Bechtel badge no. 81 995.26: Bureau of Reclamation employee badge with sticker which reads "Bechtel #26" [1985 (from the 1985 Hoover Dam 50th anniversary Thirty-Oners meeting)] 998.22.7 binoculars w. leather case [Bifort; latching case strap broken] 001.141a-b Asa Gray Boynton's slide rule and case, c. 1920s-30s 002.055.1 Bureau of Reclamation employee badge with sticker which reads, "Bechtel #102" [1985 (from the 1985 Hoover Dam 50th anniversary Thirty-Oners meeting)] 002.083.22a-d four Bureau of Reclamation patches [c. 1980s-905] 002.083.23 plastic Bureau of Reclamation decal [c. 1980s-90s] 002.083.24 Bureau of Reclamation guard patch [c. 19405-60s] 002.083.25 Bureau of Reclamation coin wrappers [c. 1950s-70s] 002.083.27 Bureau of Reclamation uniform tie clasp [c. 1980s-90s] 002.083.28 Ella Bell's name tag, worn while she was Hoover Dam tour cashier [1960s-70s] 002.116.19a-b pin worn by Reclamation guides at Hoover Dam ["U. S." in metal with attachments brads, in 1" x 1" x .5" blue and clear plastic box; c. 1950s-70s] 002.116.20 pin, U. S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation [1.5" diameter; metal, with enamel embossing and Hoover Dam (?) set in a drop of water on a blue background; c. 1980s] 002.152.4 Lillian Morrison's Boulder Canyon Project employee badge [rubber with metal clasp and photo ID; blue print on white; 2" x 3.51 003.071.22 Department of the Interior commendable service pin [bronze; .5" diameter] 003.071.23 lapel pin, "U, 5," [perhaps worn by Hoover Dam guides (metal; 1" diameter)] 003.071.24 lapel pin, "U. S." [bar-style; perhaps worn by Hoover Dam guides (metal; .5" x 1")] 003.072.3 Boulder Canyon Mail bag [heavy white cotton canvas; "Boulder Canyon Mail" stenciled on in black; some mildew discoloration; 27" x 29"; c. 1930s-50s?] [stored outside the box] 003.075.1 sucky cup produced by the Bureau of Reclamation [white plastic, blue USBR logo and text, blue lid; 7.75" tall x 2.75" diameter; obtained on June 7, 2003 at the National Trails Day groundbreaking of a portion of the River Mountains Loop Trail at Railroad Pass, Henderson, NV] 004.048.1 Hoover Dam/U. S. Bureau of Reclamation press kit, c. 1990s 004.048.13a-c three U. S. Department of the Interior/Bureau of Reclamation logo patches [cloth; blue and white oval; 4" x 004.056.1 (object labeled 004.049.1) badge: "Bureau of Reclamation Special Police," badge no. 6 [gold metal with blue enamel lettering and enamel Dept. of Interior logo, surmounted by an eagle; shield-shaped, 2.25" x 3"] 004.056.2 (object labeled 004.049.2) badge: "Guard/United States Department of the Interior/Bureau of Reclamation," badge no. 266 [silver metal embossed with lettering and the Dept. of the Interior buffalo logo, surmounted by an eagle; shield-shaped, 2.5" x 3.25"] 004.056.3 (object labeled 004.049.3) badge: "Department of the Interior Special Police;" [gold metal surmounted by an eagle; blue lettering with enamel Dept. of the Interior logo; 2.75" x 2-5/8"] 005.112 Lloyd "Shorty" Morrison's Reclamation Guide badge, c. 1960s-70s [engraved plastic; "Lloyd Morrison/Supervisor/Reclamation Guides;" 1.25" x 3"] 006.001.2 Willis Bywater's Bureau of Reclamation LCDPO [Lower Colorado Dams Project Office] Hoover Dam employee identification pin [blue and white plastic; 1" x 006.130.8 hat: Hoover Dam Guide Service 50th anniversary, 1937 — 1987 [blue cotton and plastic, adjustable size band; guide service logo patch on front; manufactured in Korea] 006.135.1. Ella Bell's Reclamation Guide identification badge [blue and white plastic; rectangular, 1" x 3"] 006.135.2 pin, U. S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation [1.5" diameter; plastic, with paper logo of Hoover Darn (?) set in a drop of water on a blue background; c. 1960s-70s] 006.135.3 pin, U. S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation [1.5" diameter; metal, with enamel embossing and Hoover Dam (?) set in a drop of water on a blue background; c. 1980s (Ella Bell)] 018.005.1 Vintage tally counter used at Hoover Dam 019.025.2 USBR brass badge # 15, Clifford Wahl 019.057.5 Cassette tape: Hoover Dam Suite soundtrack 019.057.6 Souvenir medallion, Central Arizona Project 019.057.7 Compact disc: Bureau of Reclamation History Symposium No # Bureau of Reclamation photo identification badges . . . [with list of names of some that were identified as of January 2000 (note: additional badges are added to this collection as they are received by BCMHA)] No # ziplock bag with assorted badges

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

BC Library Basement

Date

September 15, 2025

Created By

bcmha.archives@gmail.com

Create Date

September 15, 2025

Updated By

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Update Date

September 15, 2025