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Postcard of Boulder Canyon Dam site, Boulder Canyon (Ariz.), 1905-1920
Date
1905 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Arrow pointing to canyon where the Hoover Dam site is proposed. Inscription on card reads: "Boulder Can[y]on Dam Site. Reservoir site. Boulder Can[y]on - Colorado River Looking Down Stream. J. F. Perkins Photo."
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Postcard of Boulder Canyon Dam site, Boulder Canyon (Ariz.), 1900-1920
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Proposed Boulder Canyon dam site pictured on a postcard. Written atop it reads: "Looking Down stream. Propsed Reservoir Site. Boulder Canon Colorado River: 40 miles East of Las Vegas, Nevada. J. F. Perkins Photo."
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Photograph of town and mine, Goodsprings (Nev.), circa 1917
Date
1916 to 1918
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Yellow Pine Mine in Goodsprings, Nevada.
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Photograph of Leva and Will Beckley, Indian Springs (Nev.), circa 1915
Date
1914 to 1916
Archival Collection
Description
Leva and Will Beckley sit together in Indian Springs.
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Photograph of people at Charleston Peak (Nev.), 1910-1925
Date
1910 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Group poses in front of a log cabin at Charleston Peak. Identified from left to right: "1. Hazel Copper, 2. Jack Price, 3. unidentified 4. Leva Beckley, 5. Walter Bracken, 6. Bess Lightfoot, 7. Ruth Ferron, 8. Alta Ham. Child: Virginia Beckley."
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Photograph of desert landscape and people, Goldfield (Nev.), December 1903.
Date
1903-12
Archival Collection
Description
First picture taken in Goldfield, December, 1903. Harrie Taylor (discoverer). Lew Finnegan and John Y. McKane on the Jumbo, from which was taken $100,000 in 47 feet surface, the strike that caused the first rush.
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Photograph of young Virginia Beckley, Goldfield (Nev.), 1921
Date
1912
Archival Collection
Description
Virginia Beckley stands near the road in Goldfield, Nevada. Shops and automobiles are visible behind her.
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Photograph of Dave Roberts, Dorothy Casner, and Ellen Roberts making camp, (Nev.), 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: Dave Roberts, Dorothy Casner, unidentified person, and Ellen Roberts. Ellen was Dorothy's sister. The group makes camp on the road. Dorothy was always the cook.
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Photograph of Dave Roberts and Dorothy Casner, (Nev.), 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Dave Roberts and Dorothy Casner smile together and embrace.
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Photograph of Robert Pellissier and Dave Roberts beside trucks, (Nev.), 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: Robert Pellissier and Dave Roberts. The two men stand next to their trucks. Robert Pellissier was Dorothy's brother.
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