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Photograph of Southern Nevada Water Project groundbreaking ceremony, Lake Mead, September 07, 1968

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Date

1968-09-07

Description

The groundbreaking ceremony for the first stage of the $81 million Southern Nevada Water Project, September 7, 1968. It was opened by Regional Director A.B. West of the Bureau of Reclamation's Region 3. U. S. Senator Alan Bible, far left, delivered the principal address and set off the explosion at the inlet portal of River Mountains Tunnel. Second from left is Asst. Commissioner of Reclamation N.B. Bennett, Jr., who emceed the program.

Digital ID

pho013233

Physical Identifier

0214_0480
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pho013233. Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection. PH-00214. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1p26q54w.

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

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6169 x 4977 pixels
10.2817 x 8.295 inches
30727258 bytes

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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image/tiff