A history of Henderson,
since 1941
Postcards, papers and photographs of Henderson from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In the fall of 1917, manganese ore along with other metals were found at the site of the Three Kids Mine, a now-defunct mine adjacent to the Lake Las Vegas area 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Boulder City and 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Las Vegas. Mining would continue intermittently until the mine was officially closed in 1961.
Instead, there were clusters of Hoovervilles scattered throughout the area with a variety of names. Pittman, the most prominent settlement of what would become Henderson, still exists today —though not incorporated nor a city—was the most prominent of the settlements and is currently known, many of which remain neighborhood names today.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Henderson’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewProduction. Magnesium, 1943: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Henderson
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Henderson, decade by decade
CommonsProduction. Magnesium1943
LOCProduction. Magnesium. Construction sheds and mountains are…1943
LOCProduction. Magnesium. Workers' cars parked under a section…1943
LOCProduction. Magnesium. Two enormous reservoirs at the huge …1943
LOCProduction. Magnesium. From many watch towers ever-vigilant…1943
LOCProduction. Magnesium. A rigger and a welder at the new Bas…19431990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Production. Magnesium (1943) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1) and the Library of Congress (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.