Five women sit on the back of a boat, crusing across Lake Mead. From left to right, they were identified as: 1. Maida Lee, 2. Lorna (Jollei) Kesterson, 3. Betty Gilmore Nickell, 4. Betty Ferguson, 5. Kelly Ward. The photographer was Bill Russell, who worked for the Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada. This shot was taken as a Lake Mead publicity photo.
Semi-blurry picture of the Pahrump Valley Ranch Company in 1916. In the spring-fed swimming pool from left to right are "ladies at play": Verne Bowen, school teacher; Mrs. Clyde (Anita) Chubb; Mrs. Glen (Carolyn) Darrough; Mrs. Clarence (Clare) Telford; others unidentified. Women swam in the afternoons, men swam in the mornings (nude), boys swam at both times.