Photographic post card showing the Colorado River downstream from the proposed Boulder (Hoover) Dam construction site. Note on front of post card: "Downstream at Black Canyon."
Boulder Boat Landing on the Colorado River. Handwritten note on photo sleeve: "about 1929- possibly 1930. Cressa Hancock far right above X." Signs in photo: "Boulder Boat Landing; Lunches, Cold Drinks, Regular Boat Trips to Dam Site."
A painted photo depicting Lake Mead and Hoover (Boulder) Dam. Text on front of post card: "Lake Mead in Black Canyon, Boulder Dam", "Boulder Canyon Project of the Business of Reclamation"; Text on back of post card: "Lake Mead is quite narrow, just above Boulder Dam, yet more than 500 feet deep, where it is confined between the somber cliffs of Black Canyon gorge. Beyond the gorge the waters spread extensively over the desert valleys to form a vast lake 115 miles in length, with a shoreline of more than 550 miles - the largest man-made lake in the world. Comfortable cruisers make regular scheduled excursions on Lake Mead."
Hand-painted postcard showing an upstream view of Boulder (Hoover) Dam. Text on front of postcard: "Boulder Dam at Night"; Text on back of postcard: "Boulder Dam is the highest in the world, rises 727 feet above bed rock. It is 650 feet thick at the base, and the 45 foot crest forms a highway bridge from wall to wall of the gorge, 1180 feet in length, connecting transcontinental traffic arteries between Kingman, Arizona and Boulder City, Nevada. The view of the Dam at night is a most impressive spectacle."
Painted postcard showing Lake Mead and Hoover (Boulder) Dam. Text on front of post card: "Lake Mead Flowing over Spillway Gates, Boulder Dam." Text on back of post card: "The thundering roar of falling tons of water shakes the Black Canyon when Lake Mead flood waters hurtle over the spillway and down the great 50-food tunnels to the river bed below."
Rhyolite panorama, November 21, 1906; Text on front of postcard: "Rhyolite, Nevada 11-21-06"; Handwritten note on back of postcard: "1905 to 1908 Rhyolite was a town of 8,000. $3,000,000 were taken out of the mines but the veins were superficial & soon became exhausted. The town today is a ghost town with perhaps not 5 people living in it."
Photographic postcard of buildings in Rhyolite, Nevada. Text on front of postcard: "The Ghost Town of Rhyolite, Nevada"; Handwritten note on back of postcard: "Doris, Mabel & Frank took our picnic dinner to this town and ate it Dec 25, 1951 - almost a complete ghost town. We purchased this card in the bottle house of an old residenter who said he arrived in 1886 and would not live any place else".
The rear view of P.C. Borax Co. plant with desert views in Death Valley; Handwritten note on back of photo: "Death Valley, Cal. This is a rear view of the P.C. Borax Co. plant at the Junction".
Views of the salt flats in the Devil's Golf Course part of Death Valley National Park; Handwritten note on back of photo: "Death Valley, Salt Flats, Devils Golf Course".
Desert views in Tecopa; Handwritten note on back of photo: "Tecopa Calif. - Clay hills & mesquite in foreground - notice the mistletoe in the mesquite".