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Page 6 Panorama Thursday, February 27, 1997 Highscalers recognized in ceremony Officials at the Clark County Heritage Museum were pleased to take part in a special "signing" , event recently at the base of Hoover Dam. Boulder City artist Rick Harlow presented his work'Then Came 400" in a ceremony that recognized the .contributioris of "highscalers," the men who. worked building the dam in the . 1930s.The highlight ofthe event was the co-signing ofthe work by one of the last surviving highscalers, Boulder City resi- dent, Joe Kine. The 31st copy of the historic print will be put on permanent exhibit at the Clark County Heritage Museum. Museum officials felt the sig- nificance ofthe 31st copy(original dam workers are referred to as "31ers" as dam construction was begun in 1931) combined with the signature ofthe last remain- ing highscalers make.this a very historic print. The print will be placed in the Museum's Babcock & Wilcox Company house. This histori- . Boulder City home was relocated to the museum in 1987 when Roy Theiss/News Staff PRINT-SIGNING-Museum staff administrator Mark Ryzdynski and volunteer museum marketing manager Sue Ryzdynski acceptthe historic art print while congratulating Joe Kine asone of Boulder City's living historic treasures, and recognizing BC artist Rick Harlow's contribution to the preser- vation.of local history. construction of a new Boulder City post officemade'its removal ~cessary. _ '~ehousewas builtin 1933at 441 Hotel Plaza and was used by employees working on the dam. Today, it is part ofthe museum's living history area referred to as Heritage Street. Houses and businesses ofvarious times and places in Southern Nevada his- tory are open.to public tour.
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Page 6 Panorama Thursday, February 27, 1997
Highscalers recognized in ceremonyOfficials at the Clark County
Heritage Museum were pleasedto take part in a special "signing", event recently at the base ofHoover Dam.Boulder City artist Rick
Harlow presented his work 'ThenCame 400" in a ceremony thatrecognized the .contributioris of"highscalers," the men who.worked building the dam in the. 1930s.The highlight ofthe eventwas the co-signing ofthe work byone of the last survivinghighscalers, Boulder City resi-dent, Joe Kine.The 31st copy of the historic
print will be put on permanentexhibit at the Clark CountyHeritage Museum.Museum officials felt the sig-
nificance ofthe 31st copy(originaldam workers are referred to as"31ers" as dam construction wasbegun in 1931) combined withthe signature ofthe last remain-ing highscalers make. this a veryhistoric print.The print will be placed in the
Museum's Babcock & WilcoxCompany house. This histori-. Boulder City home was relocatedto the museum in 1987 when
Roy Theiss/News Staff
PRINT-SIGNING-Museum staff administrator Mark Ryzdynski and volunteer museum marketingmanager Sue Ryzdynski acceptthe historic art print while congratulating Joe Kine as one of BoulderCity's living historic treasures, and recognizing BC artist Rick Harlow's contribution to the preser-vation.of local history.
construction of a new BoulderCity post officemade'its removal~cessary. _
'~ehousewas builtin 1933 at
441 Hotel Plaza and was used byemployees working on the dam.Today, it is part of the museum'sliving history area referred to as
Heritage Street. Houses andbusinesses of various times andplaces in Southern Nevada his-tory are open. to public tour.
