A woman stands with spoon in hand near an electric grill, giving food to a man and child who are waiting. This grilling area is located inside the Lake Mead Trailer Park. The sign on the side of the grill reads: "To operate electric meter Drop 25 c coin in slot on top of meter turn knob to right." Photograph taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
Car is parked behind two trailers that sit idle near a group of trees at the Lake Mead Trailer Park. The license plate of the car reads "914 MN" from Ohio. Photograph taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
Boat passengers race across Lake Mead in a "Sea Craft short run" boat. It travels back and forth between Boulder Beach and the Hoover Dam. People can be seen looking at the photographer of the photo, many wearing hats and sunglasses. Two photographers stand at the front area of the passenger seating, taking pictures of the photographer. Image by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
Tourist Cruise speedboat passes by on Lake Mead, with passengers waving to the camera. There are four people on the boat in the image, and the vessel is named "Hae Dae (27F638)." For another picture of this boat, see Image 0131 073, pho023450. Photograph by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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.
Five women in bathing suits sit on a boat for a promotional photo for Lake Mead. From left to right, 1. Maida Lee, 2. Lorna (Jollei) Kesterson, 3. Betty Gilmore Nickell, 4. Betty Ferguson, 5. Kelly Ward.
Help Us Write History article from UNLV Special Collections, posted in the Las Vegas Review Journal on November 28, 1982 on behalf of the Dorothy Dorothy Collection. The purpose of this article was to identify the five women in the image after the collection was donated.
Help Us Write History responses to article from UNLV Special Collections, posted in the Las Vegas Review Journal on November 28, 1982 on behalf of the Dorothy Dorothy Collection. As stated, 4 callers identified the five women. The callers' names and numbers are listed in order of call.
Speed Boat Regatta taking place on Lake Mead. Racer flies through the water on a small speedboat as spectators watch from dry land, their cars parked in neat rows behind them. The desert landscape can be seen in the background, with mountains reaching up out of the image. Photograph taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.