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Aerial photograph looking northeast over Frenchman Mountain, circa 1949

Date

1949 (year approximate)

Description

Aerial view of Frenchman Mountain and a little of the Las Vegas Wash area. Lake Mead can barely be seen in the distance.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten notes on back: "View NE Frenchman Mt left of center"

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Aerial photograph of head of Lake Mead, November 29, 1948

Date

1948-11-29

Description

Aerial view of the head of Lake Mead, the outlet of the Grand Canyon. Printed in lower left corner: 3A0, 306 Head of Lake Mead 11-29-48. Clock face visible in lower right corner of photograph.

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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas Wash looking east, May 4, 1949

Date

1949-05-04

Description

Aerial view of Las Vegas Wash as it leaves the Las Vegas Valley.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten notes on back: "Las Vegas Wash, lower left toward upper right. Beyond, at left, pinnacles & ''Lava'' Butte"

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Aerial photograph of Frenchman Mountain looking southwest, May 4, 1949

Date

1949-05-04

Description

Aerial view of Frenchman Mountain, with the Las Vegas Valley behind it.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten notes on back: "View SW"

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Aerial photograph of Sunrise Mountain and Nellis AFB area, circa 1949

Date

1949 (year approximate)

Description

Sunrise Mountain and Nellis AFB area looking east.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten notes on back: "View SE. In foreground, large fan S.E. of Nellis Air Force"

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Aerial photograph of Boulder City, circa 1949

Date

1949 (year approximate)

Description

Aerial view looking north of Boulder City.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten notes on back: "View N-ward"

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Photograph of northwest of Las Vegas, 1924

Date

1924

Description

Summerlin area looking at the backside of Calico Basin and the Spring Mountains

Transcribed Notes: handwritten on back: North West of Las Vegas about 1924

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Panoramic photograph of Las Vegas taken from Salt Lake depot, August 1905

Date

1905-08

Description

Photograph of Las Vegas in August 1905, looking east down Fremont Street from the Salt Lake depot under construction. Place identified on photo as Los Vegas Nevada.

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back: From JW Wilson June 13 1951. 1. Brick stove brought by D. Farnsworth 2. First State Bank 3. L.V. Land & Water. Notes on attached sheet: From Salt Lake Depot then under construction.

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Photograph of Stewart family standing next to Las Vegas Creek, before 1905

Date

open start to 1905

Archival Collection

Description

Stewart family standing next to the creek with two burros.

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Photograph of grade near Kiel Ranch, circa 1906

Date

1906 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

Grading for a rail line near Kiel Ranch.

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