Hoover Dam
is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on
the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. It was constructed
between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression. Its construction was the
result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over one
hundred lives. It was referred to as Hoover Dam after President Herbert Hoover
in bills passed by Congress during its construction; it was named Boulder Dam
by the Roosevelt administration. The Hoover Dam name was restored by Congress
in 1947.
Card 2--Saguaro Lake Arizona~Mesa~Excursions on Desert Belle tour boat cruise~AZ~chrome
Printed on back: beautiful canyons
Published by: Orion Publishing Co., Fountain Hills, AZ 85268
Originally launched in 1964, the Desert Belle has been cruising the waters of Saguaro Lake for over fifty years. Relax in air-conditioned comfort on one of her 90 minute narrated cruises and see exotic Arizona wildlife, towering canyon walls and dramatic desert vistas.
Card 3--Mesa Arizona~moon~business district at night~Skyscraper~AZ~chrome
Printed on back: Mesa Convention & Visitors Bureau
Published by: Orion Publishing Co., Fountain Hills, AZ 85268
Card 4--Long Beach California~Mosaic tile~Municipal Auditorium Mural~Beach Activities~CA
Published by: E. C. Kropp - made in USA
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium Mural, Long Beach
Measuring 38 feet in height and 22 feet in width, this glazed tile mosaic, titled “Typical Activities of a Beach and Harbor City,” portrays beach recreation in Long Beach. It originally adorned the arched façade of the Municipal Auditorium that was built in 1931 at the foot of Long Beach Boulevard. Upon its completion in 1938, the mural was the largest piece of mosaic artwork created as part of a New Deal era Works Progress Administration project.
When the original structure was demolished in 1979 to build the Terrace Theater, the entire mosaic was saved by a community effort and reinstalled in 1982 as a freestanding piece at its current location at the juncture of the Promenade and Long Beach Plaza, on the south side of the former parking lot which is now part of the City Place Shopping Center. The artists who created it – Stanton MacDonald-Wright, Henry Nord, and Albert Henry King – have designed their signatures into the mosaic border. The site was commemorated as Harvey Milk Promenade Park in 2013.
Card 5--California~Hollywood & Vine Street~1950s Jaguar Ford Chevy~1960 Thunderbird~Capitol Records~American Airlines~Hody's Restaurant~CA~chrome
Published by: Mirro-Krome by H. S. Crocker Co.
Card 6--Los Angeles California~1967~Statler Hilton hotel~Wilshire Boulevard & Figueroa Street~CA~chrome
Postmarked: December 28, 1967 in Los Angeles, California
Published by: Plastichrome by Colourpicture
Card 7--San Francisco California~pushing cable car 505 around turntable~Powell & Mason Streets~Municipal Railway~CA~chrome
Published by: E. F. Clements; made by Security Lithograph Company; Selithco True Color from Ektachrome
Card 8--San Francisco California~cable car meets the Bay~Hyde Street~view of the Golden Gate Bridge~Maritime State Historical Park~CA~chrome
Published by: E. F. Clements; Mike Roberts
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