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Photograph of artesian well on Eglington Ranch, Nevada, 1912

Date

1912

Description

Spouting artesian well on the Eglington Ranch.

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back: Eglington Well - Las Vegas

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Photograph of artesian well spouting water, Eglington Ranch, Nevada 1912

Date

1912

Description

Spouting artesian well on the Eglington Ranch with the notation that the spout is 25 feet high.

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on front: Eglington Well - Las Vegas, Nev.; arrow notating spout is 25 feet high

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Postcard showing Chrystal Beauty Well, before 1920

Date

open start to 1920

Description

Chrystal Beauty well owned by F. W. Eglington.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from front of postcard: "232 ft, deep and flows 69 [?] inches. Owned by F. W. Eglington, Las Vegas, Nevada." Handwritten inscription on back is difficult to decipher.

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Photograph of artesian well on Eglington Ranch, circa 1912

Date

1912 (year approximate)

Description

Artesian well on the Eglington Ranch. Photograph includes one of Dara's boys.

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Photograph of Eglington men standing near artesian well on Eglington Ranch, circa 1912

Date

1912 (year approximate)

Description

Frederick and Earl Eglington and 'one of Dara's boys by the Eglington Well.

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on front: Eglington Well, Las Vegas, Nev.

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Photograph of artesian well on Eglington Ranch near Las Vegas, circa 1912

Date

1912 (year approximate)

Description

Artesian well spouting on Eglington Ranch.

Transcribed Notes: Printed on front: Artesian well on Eglington Ranch near Las Vegas, Nevada, Oasis Confectionery Photo

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Photograph of Black Canyon and Colorado River, before 1931

Date

open start to 1931

Description

Man standing on the canyon wall of Black Canyon

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Photograph of Fortification Hill and the Colorado River, Clark County, before 1931

Date

open start to 1931

Description

View of Fortification Hill from Hemenway Wash across the Colorado River

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Photographs of prayer dedication of the Boulder Dam site, circa 1931

Date

1931 (year approximate)

Description

Two views of the assembled guests present for the dedicatory prayer of the Hoover Dam construction site.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from the back of Photo 1: "Dedicatiary (sic) site of Boulder Dam, 1-r, 4- Mrs. Thomas, 5- Art Ham Sr., 6- Bess Pembroke (white hat), 7- Ata Ham (lt. tweed coat), 8- Nana Lightfoot, 9- Mrs. Minetti, 10- Mrs. Martin, 1st row- far right Harley Harmon." Transcribed from facsimile accompanying Photo 2: "Prayer; dedication of damsite (sic), r-1, 6- Nellie Martin, 7- Bess Pembroke, 8- "Nana" Lightfoot, 9- Roy Martin, 10- Art Ham, Sr."

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Photograph of a group of people in and around swimming pool at Ladd's Resort, Las Vegas, circa 1910

Date

1910 (year approximate)

Description

Group of people, primarily children posing near the swimming pool at Ladd's Resort, the Las Vegas Ranch.

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