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Photograph of a man fishing off the foundation of a house, St. Thomas, 1945
Date
Archival Collection
Description
A man fishing off the foundations of a house in St. Thomas
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "As the waters of Lake Mead recede, a few fish were trapped in what used to be the basements of homes in St. Thomas."
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Photograph of two women posing on a giant dead Cottonwood tree in the remains of St. Thomas, 1945
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Two women on the trunk of a very large dead Cottonwood tree in the remains of St. Thomas
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "This is one of the oldest trees in this section and was covered by nearly 70 feet of water (Lake Mead) for about seven years. The height may be compared by the two girls on the trunk of the tree."
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Photograph of a man sitting on the remains of a once swanky car in St. Thomas, 1945
Date
Archival Collection
Description
A man sitting on the remains of Robert Bunker's car in St. Thomas
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Remains of a swanky (once) car with a right-handed drive. This car was owned by Robert Bunker, now living in Las Vegas. Mr. Bunker's nephew is Congressman Bunker."
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Photograph of cars driving on the flooded streets of Las Vegas, circa 1950s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Flooding in Las Vegas. Sign in photograph reads "One block to Hotel Showboat"
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Flooding in the Las Vegas area, ca. 1950s"
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Photograph of flooding in the Las Vegas area, circa 1950s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Flooding in Las Vegas
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Flooding in the Las Vegas area, ca. 1950's"
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Aerial photograph postcard of Las Vegas looking north, circa 1920s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Las Vegas
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Aerial view of Las Vegas - 1920's. Railroad and station at left in photo (looking north)."
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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, looking east down Fremont Street, circa late 1940s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Las Vegas, looking east down Fremont Street. Jackie Gaughan's Plaza was originally named Union Plaza and is currently called the Plaza Hotel and Casino.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas as it appeared in the late 1940s. In the foreground stands the Union Pacific Depot where Jackie Gaughan's Plaza stands today."
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Photograph of flooding in the Nevada desert, circa 1950
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Flooding in the desert
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Unidentified location in flood
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Photograph of White Rock Spring at the Nevada Test Site, post-1960
Date
Archival Collection
Description
White Rock Spring on the Nevada Test Site. [Caption in N[evada] T[est] S[ite] News n. d. p. 8]
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "White Rock Springs - Oasis on the Test Site"
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Group photograph of men in swim wear at the Las Vegas Ranch, 1916
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Group of swimmers at the Lake Vegas Ranch with the ruins of the Mormon Fort in the background. Information provided by Special Collections included a photocopy of the photograph identifying three of the individual in the photograph. The second person from the top, on the left, is Robert Griffith. The fourth person down (standing) is Otto "Kelly" Westlake. The man sitting directly in front of Westlake is Jay Warren Woodard.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Group at the old ranch - just north of the present Elks club. Group was mainly railroad employees, the picture was taken in 1916. [Identified are] Robert Griffith - (his dad, T. W. Griffith, developed the Mt. Charleston resort area.) Robert was chairman of the Colorado River Commission.; Otto "Kelly" Westlake (Kelly is a nickname); Jay Warren Woodward had the first Chevrolet agency."
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