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Newspaper clippings pertaining to Vail Pittman, approximately 1965 to 1977

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Ida Brewington Pittman Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00243
Collection Name: Ida Brewington Pittman Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

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Obituaries for Vail Pittman, 1964 January

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Ida Brewington Pittman Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00243
Collection Name: Ida Brewington Pittman Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

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Correspondence regarding Vail Pittman's death, memorials, and death certificate, 1964

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Ida Brewington Pittman Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00243
Collection Name: Ida Brewington Pittman Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

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Speeches and program honoring Vail Pittman, 1960 to 1966

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Ida Brewington Pittman Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00243
Collection Name: Ida Brewington Pittman Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

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Newspaper clippings regarding Vail Pittman, 1945 to 1977

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Archival Collection

Ida Brewington Pittman Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00243
Collection Name: Ida Brewington Pittman Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

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"Around the World via North and South Pole" photograph album, 1970

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Ida Brewington Pittman Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00243
Collection Name: Ida Brewington Pittman Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02

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Embossed leather portfolio belonging to Governor Vail Pittman, approximately 1940 to 1949

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Ida Brewington Pittman Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00243
Collection Name: Ida Brewington Pittman Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02

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Photograph of Arizona side looking towards Callvilles, Nevada-Arizona border, 1929

Date

1929

Description

Black and white image of the view from the Arizona side looking toward Callvilles (out of view, but in the grove of cottonwoods in the distance). It must be remembered that in those days the river was mostly silt, sand and during flood times huge rocks. Government engineers estimated that the Colorado River carried to the Gulf of California 94,000,000 tons of silt and rocks every 24 hours.

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Photograph of Black Canyon, 1929

Date

1929

Description

Black and white image of Black Canyon, where Hoover Dam now is. Sharp hill showing in the background is Fortification Mountain on Arizona side of the river. Fortification is now about halfway covered by the waters of Lake Mead.

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Photograph of Colorado river, Boulder Canyon, August 1929

Date

1929-08

Description

The Colorado River, Boulder Canyon looking upstream from a boat in late August 1929. Drill rig on the Nevada side of the Colorado River can be seen on the left of the photo.

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