From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- The historically famous Lincoln County Courthouse in Pioche, Nevada. Inscription with image says, "...originally contracted for $26,400 in 1871, final cost was $1,000,000.00, final payment being made in 1938. Pioche ranked among top Boom Towns in Nevada. Was too busy making history to edit it. Sixty-eight died with their boots on before the first natural death."
Looking northwest through the remains of St. Thomas towards the site of the Lost City
Transcribed Notes: Bureau of Reclamation typed notes appended to back of photo: Townsite of St. Thomas, Nevada--Moapa Valley Project--Nevada A view of a portion of the townsite of St. Thomas, Nevada, settled by the Mormons in 1865, during a period of low water elevation in Lake Mead, above Hoover Dam. The town was first covered by Lake Mead in June 1938.
Looking southeast through the remains of Saint Thomas with Lake Mead in the background.
Transcribed Notes: Bureau of Reclamation typed notes appended to back of photo: Townsite of St. Thomas, Nevada--Moapa Valley Project--Nevada A view of a portion of the townsite of St. Thomas, Nevada, settled by the Mormons in 1865, during a period of low water elevation in Lake Mead, above Hoover Dam. The town was first covered by Lake Mead in June 1938.
Oral history interview with David L. Stevenson conducted by Charles Jackson on February 26, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Stevenson discusses his upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stevenson discusses his early education and later working at chemical plants in Henderson, Nevada during his teens. Stevenson continues by recalling his career as a chemist at the Nevada Test Site, the purpose of the nuclear tests he was involved in, and the fallout that was carried across the country due to the testing. He also describes the growth of Las Vegas and its economy. Finally, Stevenson talks about being a real estate agent in Las Vegas.