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The Southern Nevada ghost town of St. Thomas as seen August 3, 2015 in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area: digital photographs

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Creator

Creator (cre): University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Creative Services
Photographer (pht): Mayes, Aaron, 1968-

Date

2015-08-03

Description

Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05). St. Thomas was abandoned as Lake Mead filled after the completion of Hoover Dam. At times when the lake is full, St. Thomas lies under 60 feet of water, but at times of lower water levels, the town's foundations can easily be seen.

Digital ID

D70373

Physical Identifier

#70373

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1ww7bp0n
Details

Subject

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Time Period

2010s (2010 - 2019)

Resource Type

Image

Material Type

digital photographs
photographs

Source

#70373: The Southern Nevada ghost town of St. Thomas as seen August 3, 2015 in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. St. Thomas was abandoned as Lake Mead filled after the completion of Hoover Dam. At times when the lake is full, St. Thomas lies under 60 feet of water, but at times of lower water levels, the town's foundations can easily be seen., 2015 August 03

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)

Citation

D70373. University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records, 1959-2016. PH-00388. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1ww7bp0n

Rights

This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. Copyright is owned by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Please see the UNLV Libraries Special Collections policies on reproduction and use (https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/research_and_services/reproductions) or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.

Rights Holder

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Standardized Rights Statement

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Digital Provenance

Original archival records created digitally

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

image/jpeg