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Photograph looking northwest through the remains of St. Thomas, March 25, 1964

Date

1964-03-25

Description

Looking northwest through the remains of St. Thomas towards the site of the Lost City

Transcribed Notes: Bureau of Reclamation typed notes appended to back of photo: Townsite of St. Thomas, Nevada--Moapa Valley Project--Nevada A view of a portion of the townsite of St. Thomas, Nevada, settled by the Mormons in 1865, during a period of low water elevation in Lake Mead, above Hoover Dam. The town was first covered by Lake Mead in June 1938.

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Photograph looking southeast through the remains of Saint Thomas, March 25, 1964

Date

1964-03-25

Description

Looking southeast through the remains of Saint Thomas with Lake Mead in the background.

Transcribed Notes: Bureau of Reclamation typed notes appended to back of photo: Townsite of St. Thomas, Nevada--Moapa Valley Project--Nevada A view of a portion of the townsite of St. Thomas, Nevada, settled by the Mormons in 1865, during a period of low water elevation in Lake Mead, above Hoover Dam. The town was first covered by Lake Mead in June 1938.

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Photograph looking southeast through the remains of the post office in St. Thomas, Nevada, 1948

Date

1948-04-11

Description

The remains of the St. Thomas post office and Harry Gentry's store with Lake Mead in the background

Transcribed Notes: Bureau of Reclamation typed notes appended to back of photo: Boulder Canyon Project--Nevada--Region 3 St. Thomas, Nevada, was founded by the Mormons in 1855. In its heyday there were about 800 residents in the village. The "Main Street" was a part of the old Arrowhead Trail, which led from Salt Lake City, Utah to Los Angeles, California. In June 1938 the town was abandoned by its residents, which at that time were few in number because of the rising waters of Lake Mead that submerged the townsite. In 1945, after having been flooded for 7 years, receding waters of Lake Mead revealed St. Thomas much as it has appeared in former years. This photo was taken looking toward Mormon Mesa. The receding waters of the lake can be seen in the center of the photo.

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Photograph of pickers at work harvesting celery plants on the Iki Ranch near Logandale, Nevada, June 4, 1947

Date

1947-06-04

Description

Men harvesting celery on the Iki ranch near Logandale, Nevada.

Transcribed Notes: Bureau of Reclamation typed notes appended to back of photo: Boulder Canyon Project, Nevada Region 3 "Pickers" at work harvesting celery plants on the IKI Ranch near Logandale, Nevada. Raising celery plants is a relatively new type of irrigated specialty farming in southern Nevada. Water from the Muddy River is used to irrigate the fields. Twenty million celery plants were harvested from the 60 acres planted this season. The plants were shipped to the neighboring western states.

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Photograph of waterwheel on the Muddy River near Logandale, Nevada, January 21, 1947

Date

1947-01-21

Description

38 foot waterwheel on the Muddy River near Logandale, Nevada.

Transcribed Notes: Bureau of Reclamation typed notes appended to back of photo: Boulder Canyon Project, Nevada Region 3 A 38-foot water wheel lifts water 30 feet from the Muddy River to irrigate a farm near Glendale, Nevada.

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Photograph of flood damage recovery work on Nelson's Landing, September 1974

Date

1974-09-01

Description

Recovery operations at Nelson's Landing on the Colorado River after the 14 September 1974 Flood.

Transcribed Notes: Notes from photo sleeve: Nelson's Landing after the September 14, 1974 flood: salvage/recovery operations

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Photograph of flood damage recovery work on Nelson's Landing, circa September 1974

Date

1974-09-01

Description

Recovery operations at Nelson's Landing on the Colorado River after the 14 September 1974 Flood.

Transcribed Notes: Notes from photo sleeve: Nelson's Landing after the September 14, 1974 flood: salvage/recovery operations

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Photograph of Eldorado Canyon and Nelson's Landing after the September 1974 flood

Date

1974-09-01

Description

Eldorado Canyon and Nelson's Landing at the end of the cleanup after the 14 September 1974 Flood.

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Aerial photograph of smoke from flood cleanup operations at Nelson's Landing, September 1974

Date

1974-09-01

Description

Smoke from three fires burning debris for cleanup operations after the 14 September 1974 flood at Nelson's Landing.

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Aerial photograph of the flood path down Eldorado Canyon to Nelson's Landing, circa September, 1974

Date

1974-09

Description

Aerial view of the path of the flood down Eldorado Canyon to Nelson's Landing.

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