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Photographs of landscapes and wildlife in the Southwest, 1900-1959
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Materials contain photographic prints, photographic slides, and photographic negatives depicting landscapes in the southwestern United States. The photographs primarily depict natural features in Nevada, including the Colorado River, Black Canyon, Valley of Fire, and Mount Charleston. The photographs also depict the Grand Canyon in Arizona, atomic tests at the Nevada Test Site, and the areas around Lake Mead.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt en route to dedication of the Hoover Dam, 1935 September 30
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Canyon wall dynamite blasts in preparation for Hoover Dam's construction, 1931 October 04
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Workers watching as dynamite blasts a canyon wall in preparation for Hoover Dam construction, 1932 November 13
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Dynamiting walls at the Hoover Dam construction site, 1932 November 13
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Dynamiting walls at the Hoover Dam construction site, 1932 November 13
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Dynamiting walls at the Hoover Dam construction site, 1933 May 10
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Workers scaling canyon walls at the Hoover Dam construction site, approximately 1930-1934
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Workers scaling canyon walls at the Hoover Dam construction site, approximately 1930-1935
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Workers scaling canyon walls at the Hoover Dam construction site, approximately 1930-1934
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