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Aerial photograph of Saint Thomas, Nevada, being covered by Lake Mead, June 1938

Date

1938-06

Description

Aerial view of St. Thomas, Nevada, being covered by Lake Mead. Stamped on back of photo: Photograph by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder Canyon Project, Boulder City, Nevada

Image

Photograph of Union Pacific Railroad crews removing tracks at the St. Thomas line, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Union Pacific Railroad crews taking up the St. Thomas line in advance of Lake Mead.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Taking up track, advancing waters of Lake Mead in background"

Image

Photograph of the top of the St. Thomas, Nevada school, Lake Mead, circa June, 1938

Date

1938 (year approximate)

Description

The remains of the St. Thomas school building about to disappear under the waters of Lake Mead.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "The last of a once modern high school building (St. Thomas) about to disappear forever."

Image

Photograph of a woman holding a fish at the end of her line, Lake Mead, June 1938

Date

1938-06

Description

Women shows off her catch of the day to her other boating companions along Lake Mead. For another view, see Image 0219. Photo has stamp on back "Official photography do not publish without authority"

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes at a press conference beside his Douglas DC-3, New York, April, 1947

Date

1947-04

Description

Howard Hughes giving a news Conference beside his airplane after landing in New York. This was his first flight after the nearly fatal XF-11 prototype crash in 1946.

Image

Rotary International meeting, including Cyril Wengert, Las Vegas, Nevada, approximately 1938-1940

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Wengert Family Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00046
Collection Name: Wengert Family Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 04

Archival Component

Rotary International meeting, including Cyril Wengert, Las Vegas, Nevada, approximately 1938-1940

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Wengert Family Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00046
Collection Name: Wengert Family Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 04

Archival Component

Gar Wood boat on Lake Mead: photographic print, approximately 1938 to 1945

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

James Cashman Sr. Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00013
Collection Name: James Cashman Sr. Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 05

Archival Component

A woman and three men posed in front of trees and a house in Caliente, Nevada: photographic print, 1938

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Hazel Baker Denton Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00312
Collection Name: Hazel Baker Denton Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 02

Archival Component

Original staff of the Tango Parlor with Bill Harrah in the back, Harrah's Reno: photographic print, 1938

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00331
Collection Name: Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01

Archival Component