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Photograph of Rioville, Nevada, circa 1900

Date

1900 (year approximate)

Description

Rioville, also known as Bonelli's Landing, Nevada.

Transcribed Notes: Notes on attached sheet: Rioville, Nevada (also known as Bonelli's Landing). It now lies at the bottom of Lake Mead, formed behind Hoover Dam. Rioville was founded by Daniel Bonelli, a Mormon pioneer sent by Brigham Young, about 1865 at the mouth of the Virgin River.

Image

Pueblo Grande de Nevada Manuscript Collection

Identifier

MS-00208

Abstract

The Pueblo Grande de Nevada Manuscript Collection (1924-1983) contains journal articles, photocopies of artifact inventories, reports, correspondence, and field notes related to the Pueblo Grande de Nevada archaeological site located in the Overton Valley of Southern Nevada. The bulk of the materials are related to Mark R. Harrington's archaeological reports, journal articles, and data from sites throughout the Overton and Moapa valleys. The collection also includes materials related to the Boulder Dam Park Museum (Lost City Museum of Archaeology) located in Overton, Nevada, which housed many of the artifacts and photographs from Harrington's archaeological sites.

Archival Collection

R. F. "Chick" Perkins Papers

Identifier

MS-00402

Abstract

The R.F. “Chick” Perkins Papers date from 1900 to 1990, with the bulk from 1930 to 1990, and document the history of Native Americans and the archaeology of Southern Nevada. The collection contains photographs, correspondence, professional papers, official documents, and publications belonging to Richard Fay "Chick" Perkins, who served as curator of the Lost City Museum in Overton, Nevada, from 1956 to 1980.

Archival Collection

Postcard of adobe ruins, Pueblo Grande de Nevada, circa mid to late 1920s

Date

1925 to 1929

Description

A view of adobe ruins at an excavation site in Pueblo Grande de Nevada, also known as the "Lost City," near Overton, Nevada.

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Correspondence, F.R. McNamee to H.E. George

Date

1902-07-09

Archival Collection

Description

This folder is from the "Correspondence" file of the Sadie and Hampton George Papers (MS-00434)

Text

Photograph album 3, Ferron-Bracken Collection, circa 1905-1935, page 49

Date

1905 to 1935

Description

Label on page reads: "Rioville - Home of Daniel Bonelli, at mouth of Virgin River."

Image

Pueblo Grande de Nevada Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00143

Abstract

The Pueblo Grande de Nevada Photograph Collection (approximately 1920-1980) contains black-and-white photographic prints, negatives, and slides depicting archaeological sites located in Overton, Moapa, Valley of Fire, Red Rock, Pyramid Lake, Kane Springs, Virgin River, the “Lost City,” and Lake Mead, Nevada. Images display the different stages of digging during the archaeological excavation of Pueblo Grande de Nevada. Also included are images showcasing artifacts uncovered during the excavations, the Saint Thomas, Nevada and the flooding of archaeological sites after the construction of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam.

Archival Collection

man000150-011

Date

1909

Description

Photo on the left: "Bonelli's wharf." Photo on the right: "Colorado River above Boulder Canon [canyon] 1909."