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The Southern Nevada ghost town of St. Thomas as seen August 3, 2015 in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area: digital photographs
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Photograph of equipment, Black Canyon, Nevada, circa 1930s
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Photograph of Black Canyon, (Nev.), circa 1932
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Photograph of Merle Emery's boat at the beginning of a trip, circa 1930s
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Photograph of construction trucks, Boulder City (Nev.), approximately 1931-1936
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Photograph of trains, Boulder City (Nev.), approximately 1931-1936
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Transcript of interview with Theodore R. Garrett by Marilyn Swanson, March 2, 1975
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On March 2, 1975, Marilyn Swanson interviewed Theodore R. Garrett (born 1898 in Overbrook, Kansas) about his life in Boulder City, Nevada. Garrett first talks about his move to Las Vegas to work for Six Companies during the construction of Hoover Dam. He then describes his job as a truck driver at the dam, the wages paid at the time, and the construction of the buildings and other housing in Boulder City. Garrett also mentions the food provided to the workers, the recreational activities available, and his family’s move to Boulder City.
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Photograph looking west through the remains of Saint Thomas, March 25, 1964
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Looking west through the remains of Saint Thomas from near the remains of Jacob Baver's blacksmith shop.
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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Personnel of the Las Vegas office of the Bureau of Reclamation: photographic prints
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