Rex Bell?, J. T. Williams, and Clara Bow? Standing next to an artesian well.
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back
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Peter Buol, first mayor of Las Vegas, and two other men next to a drilling rig and a flowing artesian well. Photograph was mounted on cardboard.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from cardboard mount: "Peter Boul (sic) was 1st Mayor of Las Vegas; Died 1964; Boul (sic) came to Pahrump Valley in 1904 to take over Yount Manse; Buol Well - 1914."
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Man standing next to an artesian well with the Sheep Mountains in the background. Top right corner of photo had been torn off; photo restored by Annie Sattler.
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Artesian well located approximately 4 (four) miles from Las Vegas, on a ranch. Water was used for irrigation.
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From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.B. Ruud Family. This is the pond described in pho005246. The artesian water was used for washing, play, and irrigation. This view is looking south.
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