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Photograph of Powell Commemorative Ceremony, Lake Powell, June 19, 1969

Date

1969-06-19

Description

Bill Diamond, professional river runner, portrays Major John Wesley Powell in an exhibit at the Powell Commemorative Ceremony at Lake Powell. Exhibit includes a boat that is representative of the type used by Powell in his expeditions. The sign positioned by the boat reads: "Early day boating through the canyons of the Colorado utilized heavy wooden boats like Powell's and like this one which was used between 1938 & 1942."

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Photograph of railroad survey camp, Clark County, Nevada, 1904

Date

1904

Description

Unidentified men sitting underneath a tent at a railroad survey camp in Clark County, Nevada.

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Photograph of a railroad survey crew, Clark County, Nevada, 1904

Date

1904

Description

Unidentified members of railroad survey crew in Clark County, Nevada.

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Photograph of wagons and teams, Clark County, Nevada, 1904

Date

1904

Description

A distant view of wagons and teams used for railroad survey in Clark County, Nevada.

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Photographs of four men and a burro, Clark County, Nevada, 1904

Date

1904

Description

The black and white view of two, wide angled photographs of members of a railroad survey crew riding on a burro.

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Photograph of railroad survey crew, Clark County, Nevada, 1904

Date

1904

Description

Unidentified members of a railroad survey crew seated on horses in Clark County, Nevada.

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Photograph of a railroad survey crew, Clark County, Nevada, 1904

Date

1904

Description

Unidentified members of railroad survey crew in Clark County, Nevada.

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Photograph of a freighting team, Las Vegas, 1905-1906

Date

1905 to 1906

Description

A freighting team traveling out of Las Vegas to Beatty, Rhyolite and Bullfrog in Nevada.

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Photograph of Roy Rogers and others, Nevada, circa 1940s-1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Description

Roy Rogers, seated on log, Dale Evans, standing behind him, and others on a film set in Nevada.

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Photograph of people at Hughes West Terminal, Las Vegas, 1972

Date

1972

Description

Description provided with image: "Customs operation set up at Hughes West Terminal, Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1968. Las Vegas was designated as an International Port of Entry in 1972. At the time this operation was set up Scandinavian Airlines brought delegates from 128 foreign countries to Las Vegas for the American Mining Congress."

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