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Photograph of a cactus, early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Cactus in the deserts is blown by the desert wind.

Image

Into Las Vegas, Nevada via Mountain Spring, out to Lee Canyon, 1925 July 20

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00017
Collection Name: Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02

Archival Component

Rockwell family members and friends, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print, approximately 1921 to 1925

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Leon Rockwell Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00008
Collection Name: Leon Rockwell Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 20

Archival Component

Ray Mosbach holding a baby, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print, approximately 1920 to 1925

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Leon Rockwell Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00008
Collection Name: Leon Rockwell Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 20

Archival Component

Jean Fayle in front of the Fayle Hotel in Goodsprings, Nevada: photographic print, approximately 1915 to 1925

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

James Cashman Sr. Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00013
Collection Name: James Cashman Sr. Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 06

Archival Component

Panorama of the southern site of Pueblo Grande de Nevada: photographic negative, approximately 1923 to 1925

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Nevada Division of State Parks Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00105
Collection Name: Nevada Division of State Parks Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box SH-021

Archival Component

Photograph of Buckhorn Ranch, Alamo, Nevada, circa early to mid 1900s

Date

1900 to 1960

Description

Five men riding on horses at Buckhorn Ranch. Handwritten description given on back of image: "Left to right: 1) Jim Cashman 2) [?] 3) [?] 4) Bob Russell 5) [?]." Photograph courtesy of Dickinson Library Special Collections Dept. University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Image

Photograph of excavations in process at the Lost City near St. Thomas, Nevada, circa 1925

Date

1925 (year approximate)

Description

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten inscription by D. Hancock on back of postcard: "This shows some of the excavators at work at the Buried City or 'Lost City' as it is sometimes called. This is near St. Thomas if you wish to look up its approximate location on the map. It was here I went last Spring on one of my trips."

Image

Photograph of Dressler Ranch, Douglas County, Nevada, circa early to mid 1900s

Date

1900 to 1959

Description

A view of men on horses tending to branding calves on Dressler Ranch in Douglas County, Nevada.

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Hoover Dam and Colorado River photographs, approximately 1925-1960

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Series

Scope and Contents

The Hoover Dam and Colorado River photographs depict the planning and construction of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam on the Colorado River from approximately 1925 to 1960. The photographs primarily depict the Colorado River, Black Canyon, construction machinery, the dam's diversion tunnels, and the completed dam. Much of the material is comprised of photographic postcards. The items described include black-and-white photographic prints, postcards, negatives, and slides; items listed are photographic prints unless otherwise specified.

Archival Collection

Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00014
Collection Name: Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component