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Photograph looking west over the Colorado River and Hemenway Wash from Fortification Hill, before 1931

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Creator

Creator: Davis, W. A.

Date

1920 to 1930

Description

Looking west over the Colorado River and Hemenway Wash from Fortification Hill.

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten collection note on back of photo: [Las Vegas Wash and area under water now(?)]; Notes on photo sleeve: [Las Vegas Wash area] from top of Fortification Mountain. (Credit: W.A. Davis); 'Wint made a fire at night on top then kicked it off into space. Lacey hired Wint to do it for some tourists.' - James J. Hester, son-in-law of W.A. ('Wint') Davis, 1992

Digital ID

hln000197

Physical Identifier

0123:0001
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    hln000197. Ray Cutright Collection of Winthrop A. Davis Photographs, 1929-1939. PH-00123. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d16m3633b

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    Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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