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About ARC

The Archival Research Catalog (ARC) is the online catalog of NARA's nationwide holdings in the Washington, DC area, Regional Archives and Presidential Libraries.

ARC allows you to perform a keyword, digitized image and location search. ARC's advanced functions also allow you to search by organization, person, or topic.

Microfilm Publications may be searched via the Microfilm Catalog.

Selected electronic records holdings may be searched via the Access to Archival Databases (AAD) system.

ARC is designed to work best with either Microsoft Internet Explorer, 5.0 or above, or Netscape Communicator, 4.7 and above.
Digitized Image in the ARC Catalog. ARC Identifier 293746. Apache Indians employed as high-scalers on the construction of Hoover Dam, 10/05/1932. Rocky Mountain Region (Denver, CO)
Apache Indians employed as high-scalers on the construction of Hoover Dam, 10/05/1932. ARC Identifier: 293746. Rocky Mountain Region (Denver, CO)
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Quick access to:  
- Guion-Miller Roll Index
- Index to the Final Rolls (Dawes).
- World War II Army and Army Air Force Casualty List
- World War II Navy, Marine and Coast Guard Casualty List

124,000 digital images can be searched in ARC. 

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