This series of photographs documents the historic water overflow at Hoover Dam as seen from the Arizona side of the dam. Taken in August of 1983, this overflow marked the first time the spillways were used during a flood. After initially being filled, the spillways were tested once in August of 1941.
The man wearing the top hat is Chief Tecopa. Della Fisk is holding his arm. A group of unidentified people are surrounding them. Wagons and horses are visible in the background. The photograph was taken in either Pahrump Valley or Ash Meadows, Nevada. Chief Tecopa, leader of the Souther Paiute tribe, was born in Pahrump in 1815 and died in Pahnrump between 1904-1906. He is interred in the Chief Tecopa Cemetery, located on East Street next to the library Pahrump, Nevada.
Color image of Shoshone Indians performing at an anti-nuclear testing demonstration held in the Nevada desert. Some are dressed in costumes and are using stilts. Others have their faces painted and are using stilts while drumming.
Color image of Shoshone Indians performing at an anti-nuclear testing demonstration held in the Nevada desert. Some are dressed in costumes and are using stilts. Others have their faces painted and are using stilts while drumming.
Transcribed from the picture, "Shoshone - 6. Shoshone families of Smokey Valley displaying game after a hunt. The Shoshones of this area moved to the Duckwater reservation in 1940. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Dannie Millett."
Fayles at a Shriners event at the Thunderbird Hotel. Anna Fayle stands far right, Leonard Fayle seated at far right. Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)