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Postcard of Valley of Fire, Nevada, circa 1930s

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Creator

Creator: Oakes Photo

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

Color image of Valley of Fire. Written on the back of the postcard: "The Valley of Fire is a spectacular formation of red sandstone, so named because of atmospheric conditions, which bring out the brilliance of colors, resembling flames. It is also of interest for its Indian hieroglyphics and petrified forest."

Digital ID

pho013885

Physical Identifier

0001_0080
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    Citation

    pho013885. Ferron and Bracken Photograph Collection. PH-00001. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1g44hs51.

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    Digital Provenance

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

    Extent

    3439 x 2195 pixels
    5.73 x 3.66 inches
    22,653,280 bytes

    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

    Format

    image/tiff