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Photograph of "The Cuba" seaplane, Lake Mead, June 18, 1937
Date
1937-06-18
Archival Collection
Description
The Cuba seaplane of Richard Archbold, Research Assoc. American Museum of Natl. History, N.Y. on Lake Mead. This was the "first seaplane landing. The plane was later purchased by the Russian government."
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Photograph of Coast Guard boat, Lake Mead, January, 1938
Date
1938-01
Archival Collection
Description
Forty five foot motor launch transferred from Coast Guard Service, Hawaii to B.O.R.A. sits atop the waters of Lake Mead.
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Photograph of a boat being prepared for launch, Lake Mead, 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
The "Lake" racing sailboat just before launching on the waters of Lake Mead. This craft is owned by Messrs. James L. Breese, President of Oil Devices Co. and Jasper Morgan, boat designer.
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Photograph of a sailboat on the water, Lake Mead, January 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Inscription with image reads: "View of the "Lake", the trip eight-meter racing boat recently launched on Lake Mead by its owners, Messrs. Breese of Chicago and Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Jasper Morgan, boat designer. The owners are enthusiastic over possibilities of numbers of similar sailing craft being launched on Lake Mead in the future. Photo by Bureau of Rec."
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Photograph of men atop the National Park Service cruiser, Lake Mead, January 1937
Date
1937-01
Archival Collection
Description
View of National Park Service 45' cruiser recently transferred from the Coast Guard Service in Hawaii. After repairs and repainting, the craft was launched on Lake Mead.
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Photograph of Buzz Holmstrum in row boat, Lake Mead, November, 1937
Date
1937-11
Archival Collection
Description
Buzz Holmstrum, filling station operator of Coquille, Oregon sits in a row boat on the waters of Lake Mead. Holmstrum arrived at Hemenway Wash boat landing on Thanksgiving Day after conquering 1100 miles of the Colorado River and Lake Mead alone in his row boat.
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Photograph of a woman holding a fish at the end of her line, Lake Mead, June 1938
Date
1938-06
Archival Collection
Description
Women shows off her catch of the day to her other boating companions along Lake Mead. For another view, see Image 0219. Photo has stamp on back "Official photography do not publish without authority"
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Photograph of aerial view of boat docks and spectators, Lake Mead, September 9, 1940
Date
1940-09-09
Archival Collection
Description
Spectators line up along the shore of Lake Mead with their cars. Boats are visible in the lake near the docks before recreational races begin.
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Photograph of people preparing for boat races, Lake Mead, 1950
Date
1950
Archival Collection
Description
Racers and spectators stand near the shore of Lake Mead as boats are prepared for recreational races.
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Photograph of spectators watching boat races, Lake Mead, 1950
Date
1950
Archival Collection
Description
Spectators stand on the shore and watch boat races in Lake Mead.
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