Description
Container list
Box 1-I
Souvenirs - Hoover Dam
004.058.9
Boulder Dam souvenir plate [brown design on cream-colored china; includes
depictions of Boulder Dam; Fortification Mountain; Boulder City; Joshua trees;
Nevada wing of the dam powerhouse; boating on Lake Mead; and the upstream face
of the dam; on the reverse, narrative with Boulder Dam statistics and "Made
Exclusively for Nava-Hopi Trading Post, Boulder City, Nevada by Vernon Kilns;"
10.5" diameter, 3" crack; c. 1946]
004.091.1
red silk draw-string bag for the 1940 Al Malaikah Temple Shriner's fez [5.5" x 10.5";
"Silverwood California" printed in silver, and "7A" stamped in yellow (refer to
photo nos. 0002:1995-1995A)]
004.091.2
maroon felt 1940 Al Malaikah Temple Shriner's fez with large black tassle ["Al
Malaikah" and Shriner logos fixed to the front in gold and silver thread; gold metal
pharaoh's likeness; faux jewels; 6" high x 8" diameter; folded inside 004.091.1 (refer
to photo nos. 0002:1995-1995A)]
004.091.3
badge commemorating the Shriner visit to Hoover Darn April 6-8, 1940 [red lettering
on white; metal; "Al Malaikah Temple/[logo]/Motion/Picture Div./April 6, 7,
811940/Boulder Dam/Las Vegas;" 2.25" diameter (refer to photo nos.
0002:1995-1995A)]
004.096.6
white Hoover Dam baseball cap
004.097
small bronze souvenir anvil, stamped with "Boulder Darn 1935" [1.75" x 3.75" x 1.251
004.139.4-5
two lengths of copper transmission line made into Hoover Dam souvenirs [2" long
each; green-enameled copper plate attached which reads, "Boulder Dam Los
Angeles Cable" with the General Cable logo] Note: at Museum
004.154.1
souvenir folder/card with a piece of turquoise glued to the front [white cardboard,4.75"
x 6.25" folded, 4.75" x 12.5" unfolded; blue lettering and graphics on the front: "A
Turquoise from Boulder Darn;" text and photos inside; blue lettering on the back:
"Hayward's Flower Shop / Boulder City, Nev.;" c. 1933-34]
004.158.1-6
Hoover Dam souvenir plate made from Armetale [11" diameter; limited edition,
#280; manufactured by the Wilton Company of Columbia, PA, c. 1980s; plate is
004.158.1; holder is 004.158.5; brochures and paperwork are 004.158.2-4; box
with lid is 004.158.6 (stored outside the box)]
005.018.4
Hoover Dam/Boulder City souvenir bill cap, 2002 [olive-drab cotton and leather,
adjustable; on the front of a cap an embroidered round logo of Hoover Dam with
"Boulder City, Nevada [logo] Home of Hoover Dam;" made by "Adams: New York -
Paris - Milan Upscale Fashion Headware1
005.065.1
Hoover [Boulder] Dam souvenir plate [manufactured by World Wide Art Studios in
Covington, TN for Nevada Jewelers of Boulder City, Nevada; 9.5" diameter, white
china, scalloped and beaded rim with painted scenes of Hoover Dam (center); the
Bureau of Reclamation administration building in Boulder City; "Fishing on Lake
Mead;" "Joshua Tree;" Powerhouse Generators;" Transmission Tower;" and
"Wishing Well Cove;" c. 1948-50s; includes narrative description on the back of the
plate]
005.065.7
"KopperKard" postcard of Hoover Dam, c. 1950s-60s [3.5" x 4.5"; KopperICard
Company, Salt Lake City, UT]
005.089
treasure chest-shaped coin bank, c. 1930s40s [copper; "Boulder Dam" on a plate on the
front; 3" x 3-5/8" x 4"]
005.100.1a-b
two badges which read: "Hoover Dam Proud America" [red, white, and blue
lettering on white background; metal; pin; 2.25" diameter; manufactured by E. L.
Buttons]
005.100.2a-b
two refrigerator magnets which read: "Hoover Dam Proud American" [stylized
image of an eagle; red, white, and blue on black background; rectangular, 2" x
3.5" (Charles Products, Inc., printed in USA, but assembled in Mexico)]
005.100.3a-b. two decals which read: "Hoover Dam Proud America" (red, white, and blue on blue
background; two-dimensional version of 005.100.1a-b; 3" x 5"]
006.130.4a-b
two badges which read: "Hoover Dam Proud America" [red, white, and blue
lettering on white background; metal; pin; 2.25" diameter; manufactured by E. L.
Buttons]
007.057.1a-b
Boulder Dam salt and pepper shakers [white plastic; yellow band with Boulder Dam
decal; 2.5" tall x 1.5" diameter]
007.057.2a-b
Hoover "Boulder" Dam salt and pepper shakers [green plastic; white band with
brown "Hoover 'Boulder' Dam decal; 2.5" tall x 1.5" diameter]