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Photograph of Nevada men breaking ground, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1960

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Date

1959 to 1961

Description

Breaking ground, possibly at McCarran International Airport. Identified from left to right: 1. unknown, possibly Roy Watkins, Arliegh West, Gus Blad, or Bruse Thompson... 2. Harley E. Harmon, 3. R. Julian Moore, 4. Howard Cannon, 5. Grant Sawyer, 6. Alan Bible, 7. unknown, possibly John Straza or Bill Morris... The men all wear suits and Alan Bible holds a shovel with a ribbon tied around it. The tractor where a man stands reads "Clark County State of Nevada: For Official Use Only" on the side.

Digital ID

pho023670

Physical Identifier

0131_0297
    Details

    Citation

    pho023670. Dorothy Dorothy Photograph Collection. PH-00131. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1vq2sg88.

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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