Speedboat catches air above the waves as it passes by on Lake Mead. A woman sits at the front of the speedboat, her hair bouncing in the air. Another woman sits higher in the back of the boat with her hands up. A man is at the front of the boat, steering it. Inscription with photograph reads "Doc's (Dorothy) Lady Girl charter speed boat." Photograph taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
Unidentified water skier, possibly, James (Rusty) Russell Meyers, on Lake Mead, for promotional photos taken at the lake by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
Help Us Write History article from UNLV Special Collections, posted in the Las Vegas Review Journal on August 28, 1983 on behalf of the Dorothy Dorothy Collection. The purpose of this article was to identify the man 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 August 28, 1983 on behalf of the Dorothy Dorothy Collection. As stated, 2 callers attempted to identify the man. The callers' names and numbers are listed in order of call. The first caller believed it to be her son, a model with some acting work. The second caller believed it to be her ex-husband, and was upset as to why another woman had a photograph of him. However, the dates were off in her assumption. It is likely to be the first person, James (Rusty) Russell Meyers.
Tourist cruist boat "Hae Dae" sits in "Wishing Well" stop at Lake Mead. Men and women can be seen looking over the boat's edge, while another man to the left fishes off of the side of the vessel. For another picture of this boat, see image 0131 068 pho023445. Photograph taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
Man identified as "Harlan Diller" water skiing on Lake Mead. The area where he skiis is now a boat dock on the lake. Photograph taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
Young boy, identifed as "Bobby Miller" on the shore of Lake Mead. Inscription with photo reads "Bobby Miller (youth on water skis) M.P.(S)? Ranger at Las Vegas Wash." Photograph taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
Sailboat sits on a calm lake with three visible passengers. The mountains are visible in the background. Inscription with photo reads: "Laki on lake since 1941 Breeze (R?) atoon Mexico." Image taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
Man holds a fishing pole with a large fish at the end, while the woman next to him secure the catch in a net. They stand on a boat named the "Copper." Inscription with image reads: "Martha Vickers, A.C. Lyles, honeymoon; PA agent Pine & Thomas Lake Mead."