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Photograph of the Big Six Warehouse, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930-1931

Date

1930 to 1931

Description

Black and white photograph of the Big Six Warehouse with the water tank in distance that supplied water to Boulder City.

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Photograph of a couple standing next to a car on a flooded road, St. Thomas, 1938

Date

1938

Description

A man and woman standing near a car on a road that is being covered by the waters of Lake Mead

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Postcard of Lake Mead flowing over Hoover Dam spillway gates, circa late 1930s

Date

1936 to 1939

Description

Painted postcard showing Lake Mead and Hoover (Boulder) Dam. Text on front of post card: "Lake Mead Flowing over Spillway Gates, Boulder Dam." Text on back of post card: "The thundering roar of falling tons of water shakes the Black Canyon when Lake Mead flood waters hurtle over the spillway and down the great 50-food tunnels to the river bed below."

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Photograph of a car driving on a flooded dirt road, St. Thomas (Nevada), 1938

Date

1938

Description

A view of the old Chadburn Place in St. Thomas and a car on a road that is being covered by water from Lake Mead

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "St. Thomas - The old Chadburn place - 1938"

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Photograph of women on a beach, Overton Beach, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

Doris French (left) and friend stand on the rocky Overton Beach near a small boat.

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Photograph of first Post Office, Las Vegas, 1905

Date

1905

Description

Handwritten text on back of photo: "First Post Office of Las Vegas Nevada, erected by Walter R. Bracken who served as postmaster from 1904 to 1914". Text on photo sleeve: "Las Vegas, Nevada Post Office 1905 Walter Bracken was Post master. Water Bracken's pony 'Ben' is standing at doorway. This Post Office was located in Block 3 on South Main Street about where 'Dusty Rhodes' garage is now."

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Postcard of Lake Mead and Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s

Date

1936 to 1939

Description

A painted photo depicting Lake Mead and Hoover (Boulder) Dam. Text on front of post card: "Lake Mead in Black Canyon, Boulder Dam", "Boulder Canyon Project of the Business of Reclamation"; Text on back of post card: "Lake Mead is quite narrow, just above Boulder Dam, yet more than 500 feet deep, where it is confined between the somber cliffs of Black Canyon gorge. Beyond the gorge the waters spread extensively over the desert valleys to form a vast lake 115 miles in length, with a shoreline of more than 550 miles - the largest man-made lake in the world. Comfortable cruisers make regular scheduled excursions on Lake Mead."

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Photograph of excavations in process at the Lost City near St. Thomas, Nevada, circa 1925

Date

1925 (year approximate)

Description

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten inscription by D. Hancock on back of postcard: "This shows some of the excavators at work at the Buried City or 'Lost City' as it is sometimes called. This is near St. Thomas if you wish to look up its approximate location on the map. It was here I went last Spring on one of my trips."

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Photograph of northwest of Las Vegas, 1924

Date

1924

Description

Summerlin area looking at the backside of Calico Basin and the Spring Mountains

Transcribed Notes: handwritten on back: North West of Las Vegas about 1924

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Photograph of two women and a rowboat, St. Thomas, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Two women standing near a row boat in the middle of St. Thomas as it is being covered by Lake Mead

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