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Postcard showing the Grand Canyon, Lake Mead, circa 1934-1950s

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Date

1934 to 1959

Description

An image of an entrance to the Grand Canyon from Lake Mead, with the entrance itself located above the Hoover Dam. Transcribed onto the bottom of the image: "The Grand Canyon of the Colorado River (Lake Mead entrance above Boulder Dam)." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947. Also, the image itself is stained with brown splotches that are spewed across the face of the photograph.

Digital ID

pho001663

Physical Identifier

0100_1224
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    Citation

    pho001663. L. F. Manis Photograph Collection. PH-00100. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1v81r.

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    Digital Provenance

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

    Extent

    3421 x 2256 pixels
    5.7017 x 3.76 inches
    23177466 bytes

    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

    Format

    image/tiff