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The sleepy town of Las Vegas (population 5,000) was about to be awakened.
Spurred by news of possible work at Black Canyon, thousands of unemployed men and their
families flooded into the town and surrounding areas.
After reading a newspaper article detailing the government construction of a massive dam at Boulder Canyon,
Joe Kine bought a Model T for $10 and started for Nevada. On July 13th, he pulled his dusty car to a stop as he
reached the town of Las Vegas, Nevada. Like thousands of others affected by the Great Depression, he hoped to find
a well-paying and steady job.
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