When we first bought our winter home in Southern Nevada, my wife and I became enthralled in the building of the great Hoover Dam. After reading several books about it, going on the Dam Tour and taking our boat out on Lake Mead, I told my wife that my #1 bucket lister was to find a Hoover Dam workers badge.
Boulder City was created by the Government for the construction of the dam. They controlled the town with a tight collar and a short leash on the workers. No alcohol was allowed within the fenced in town, and the only way to get in was with a workers badge, of which 5,000 were made for the Six Companies (the construction consortium) workers. The government was very concerned about non-authorized people sneaking into the town, and as such kept careful account of the badges. It was a hefty fine if they lost them, and the prostitutes in Las Vegas were known to try and steal them from customers.
Within my first three weeks I was lucky enough to find one!
I was shocked that I actually found one, and have thought many times about how lucky I was to have one.
Well today, while searching a small front yard permission at one of the houses built for the workers, I scored number two!
It was pretty crusty looking as dug, but having found one already I knew what it was immediately. It's on the lower left in this pic.
A little dip in the electrolysis bath and it looks much more presentable.
Here it is next to the first one in my display cabinet.
This homemade paver was just under the surface of the dirt. Maybe from the dam workers kids.
Gotta love this hobby, ya just never know what's gonna pop up next!
Boulder City was created by the Government for the construction of the dam. They controlled the town with a tight collar and a short leash on the workers. No alcohol was allowed within the fenced in town, and the only way to get in was with a workers badge, of which 5,000 were made for the Six Companies (the construction consortium) workers. The government was very concerned about non-authorized people sneaking into the town, and as such kept careful account of the badges. It was a hefty fine if they lost them, and the prostitutes in Las Vegas were known to try and steal them from customers.
Within my first three weeks I was lucky enough to find one!
I was shocked that I actually found one, and have thought many times about how lucky I was to have one.
Well today, while searching a small front yard permission at one of the houses built for the workers, I scored number two!
It was pretty crusty looking as dug, but having found one already I knew what it was immediately. It's on the lower left in this pic.
A little dip in the electrolysis bath and it looks much more presentable.
Here it is next to the first one in my display cabinet.
This homemade paver was just under the surface of the dirt. Maybe from the dam workers kids.
Gotta love this hobby, ya just never know what's gonna pop up next!
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