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bronze plaque on a building exterior in Boulder City, Nevada
Short Termbronze plaque on a building exterior in Boulder City, Nevada. The plaque is mounted on a fluted golden pillar, next to a golden door with brass handles. The plaque lists names and dates associated with the Boulder Canyon Project, including "THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA", "FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT PRESIDENT", "HAROLD L. ICKES SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR", and "BOULDER CANYON PROJECT". Below these are lists of names such as "WARREN G. HARDING", "CALVIN COOLIDGE", and "HERBERT C. HOOVER", along with their presidential terms. Further down, there are sections for "COLORADO RIVER COMPACT COMMISSION", "AUTHORS OF THE BOULDER CANYON PROJECT ACT", "ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF", "LEGAL STAFF", and a timeline of events from 1922 to 1936 related to the project, including "FIRST CONCRETE PLACED IN DAM JUNE 6, 1933" and "FIRST GENERATION OF POWER, SEPT. 11, 1936". A dark metal chain is visible in the foreground, strung between bollards, suggesting a public access boundary. The architecture suggests an Art Deco style, commonly found in Boulder City, which was built to house workers for the Hoover Dam project.
