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Photograph of Rockwell family members on the Old River Trail above Fort Callville, 1908
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Mother and Earl Rockwell hiking above the Colorado River near Fort Callville.
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back: "Old River Trail above Ft. Callville 1908. Mother, Earl."
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Photograph of people camped on the Colorado River in the Vegas Wash, 1910
Date
Archival Collection
Description
People camping next to their wagon in the Las Vegas Wash near the Colorado River.
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back: "Camped on Colorado River, Vegas Wash, Mother, Floyd, Shorty Mattuci, Capt. Jim Ladd's stage coach, Frank Toffs [or Totts?], mules, dog Dusty 1911."
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Photograph of people at Vegas Wash, 1910
Date
Archival Collection
Description
People and horse-drawn wagon in the Las Vegas Wash.
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back: "Vegas Wash 1910. Captain Jim Ladd's stage wagon, Frank Toffs [or Toffe?], mule team, Mother Rockwell, Floyd Rockwell, Earl Rockwell, Shorty Mattucci, S.H. Rockwell, Sr. & dog Rusty, Vegas Wash, Mormon Temple Rock, now nearly under water."
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Photograph of an outhouse over an irrigation ditch in Corn Creek, Nevada, circa 1938
Date
Archival Collection
Description
An outhouse located over an irrigation ditch in Corn Creek, Nevada
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: Outhouse over irrigation ditch
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Panoramic photograph of Corn Creek, Nevada, 1938
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Picture taken from top of old windmill tower to the west of Corn Creek Ranch, Nevada
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Picture taken in 1938 from top of old windmill tower to the west of Corn Creek Ranch, Nevada"
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Photograph of the Colorado River from Observation Point, Boulder Canyon, April 3, 1932
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Looking down the Colorado River from Observation Point, April 3, 1932, view of the beginning of construction of the Hoover Dam.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Looking down the river from Observation Point"
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Panoramic photograph of snow-covered Sunrise Mountain, Las Vegas Valley, circa 1930
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Looking east over the Las Valley towards Sunrise Mountain; the mountain and valley are covered with snow
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Sun. Jan 12th - Snow over Sunrise Mountain"
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Photograph of a car driving on a flooded dirt road, St. Thomas (Nevada), 1938
Date
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the old Chadburn Place in St. Thomas and a car on a road that is being covered by water from Lake Mead
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "St. Thomas - The old Chadburn place - 1938"
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Photograph of a car ferry crossing the Colorado River to the Arizona highway, circa 1926-1928
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Ferry that carried cars and people across the Colorado River to the Arizona highway
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "The ferry which takes cars across to the Arizona highway. It is run by cables. This was taken about 1926 - or maybe 1928. I'm not sure which. The motor was a Jim Cashman truck motor."
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Postcard showing a visualized Las Vegas after completion of the Hoover Dam, circa 1930
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Postcard depicting an aerial view of the Las Vegas area as envisioned after the completion of Hoover Dam
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from front of postcard: "Visualization of the Las Vegas District, Clark County Nevada, after completion of the Boulder Dam on the Colorado River Black Canyon Site"
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