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Photograph of John Alexander Mellon, circa 1870-1890

Date

1870 to 1890

Description

Photograph of John Alexander Mellon, a famous Colorado River boat pilot.

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Photograph of Anson Call, 1864

Date

1890 to 1920

Description

Photograph of Anson Call who established Nevada's first port on the Colorado. He named the Port Call's Landing, afterwards known as Callville.

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Photograph of petroglyphs, Meadow Valley Wash, Nevada, circa 1964

Date

1962 to 1966

Description

Photograph of petroglyphs at the mouth of Meadow Valley Wash in Nevada. The petroglyphs feature men on horseback and in wheeled vehicles who were probably early travelers along old Spanish trail.

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Slide of Callville being flooded by Lake Mead, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

Black and white slide of Callville being flooded by Lake Mead in Nevada.

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Slide of Las Vegas High School destroyed by fire, early 1900s

Date

1890 to 1920

Description

Black and white slide of the Las Vegas High School that was destroyed by fire in 1934.

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Slide of Colorado River, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1930

Description

Black and white slide of Colorado River and head of Black Canyon, pre-dam construction.

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Slide of Black Canyon, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1930

Description

Slide of the Colorado River and the Black Canyon.

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Slide of Murl Emery, circa 1960s - 1970s

Date

1960 to 1979

Description

Photograph of Murl Emery.

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Slide of Pearce Ferry, circa 1960s -1970s

Date

1960 to 1979

Description

Pearce Ferry marking the boundary between Lake Mead and Grand Canyon.

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Slide of Murl Emery's mill, Eldorado Canyon, circa 1960s - 1970s

Date

1960 to 1979

Description

Murl Emery's mill at Eldorado Canyon.

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