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Photograph of attendees of the dedication of Elks Lodge, Las Vegas, circa mid to late 1900s

Date

1950 to 1989

Description

From left to right: Marge Kunkle [sic], Vic Knukle [sic], Tona Cashman Seifert, Ted Dotson, Jim Cashman, Jr., Mary Cashman, Mrs. K. Searles, Mr. K. Searles at the dediation of the Las Vegas Elks Lodge.

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Photograph of Fremont Street and Overland Hotel, circa 1920s to 1930s

Date

1920 to 1939

Description

Fremont Street and Overland Hotel with cars parked along the road.

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Photographs of the Kingston Canyon Hunting Party of 1937, Nevada National Forest, circa 1937

Date

1937

Description

Photograph album, James Cashman Collection.

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Photographs of the Kingston Canyon Hunt photo album, Nevada National Forest, circa 1941

Date

1941 (year approximate)

Description

Photograph album, James Cashman Collection.

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Photograph of Arizona side looking towards Callvilles, Nevada-Arizona border, 1929

Date

1929

Description

Black and white image of the view from the Arizona side looking toward Callvilles (out of view, but in the grove of cottonwoods in the distance). It must be remembered that in those days the river was mostly silt, sand and during flood times huge rocks. Government engineers estimated that the Colorado River carried to the Gulf of California 94,000,000 tons of silt and rocks every 24 hours.

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Photograph of Black Canyon, 1929

Date

1929

Description

Black and white image of Black Canyon, where Hoover Dam now is. Sharp hill showing in the background is Fortification Mountain on Arizona side of the river. Fortification is now about halfway covered by the waters of Lake Mead.

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Photograph of Colorado river, Boulder Canyon, August 1929

Date

1929-08

Description

The Colorado River, Boulder Canyon looking upstream from a boat in late August 1929. Drill rig on the Nevada side of the Colorado River can be seen on the left of the photo.

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Photograph of Colorado River, Boulder Canyon, August 1929

Date

1929-08

Description

Black and white photograph of Colorado River, Boulder Canyon in early August 1929. Close up of the first core drill rig on Nevada side of the Colorado River where the dam was first planned. Picture was taken from boat on the river.

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Photograph of Colorado River, Boulder Canyon, 1929

Date

1929

Description

Black and white image of the Colorado River, Boulder Canyon, summer of 1929. Merle Emory's boat traversing Boulder Canyon.

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