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Photographs of landscapes and wildlife in the Southwest, 1900-1959
Level of Description
Series
Scope and Contents
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.
Archival Collection
L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00100
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
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Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
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Archival Component
Photograph of railroad cars transporting structures to Hoover Dam, circa 1930-1935
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of railroad cars transporting structures to the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site.
Image
Photograph of railroad cars transporting materials to Hoover Dam, circa 1930-1935
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of railroad cars transporting structures to the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site.
Image
Photograph of early construction on intake towers, Hoover Dam, January 24, 1934
Date
1934-01-24
Archival Collection
Description
An image of beginning intake tower construction at the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site.
Image
Photographic slide of bulldozers arriving at Tule Springs, Nevada, September 28, 1962
Date
1962-09-28
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with film transparency: "Bulldozers arriving at Tule Springs Site, Nevada."
Image
Photographic slide of excavation equipment, Clark County, Nevada, circa 1963-1964
Date
1963 (year approximate) to 1964 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
A view of excavation tools such as measuring tape and bags at archaeolgical site, possibly a cave.
Image
Photographic slide of people in a cook shack at Tule Springs, Nevada, January 15, 1963
Date
1963-01-15
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified people inside the "cook shack" at Tule Springs camp/work site.
Image
MGM construction party, image 19
Description
Close up shot of Stuart Mason at the construction site of the MGM Grand.