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Postcard showing Old Fort Callville near Las Vegas, before 1938

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Creator

Creator: Oakes, L. J.

Date

1928 to 1938

Description

Colorized photograph of Fort Callville on the banks of the Colorado River.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of postcard: "Fort Collville (sic) on the Colorado above the Hoover Dam was established in early days as a trading post and terminus for river boats plying up the river from the gulf to this point. The old fort will be entirely under water when the lake is formed by the construction of Hoover Dam."

Digital ID

hln000106

Physical Identifier

0001:0076
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Citation

hln000106. Ferron and Bracken Photograph Collection, approximately 1890-1961. PH-00001. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1b27sq7m

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Digital Provenance

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

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

image/tiff