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Photograph of scenes of the hunting party, Nevada National Party, circa 1941
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Group photograph of men in swim wear at the Las Vegas Ranch, 1916
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Archival Collection
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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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Photograph of Chief Tecopa and Della Fisk with others, Pahrump Valley or Ash Meadows, Nevada, circa 1880s-1910s
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Archival Collection
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Photographs of prayer dedication of the Boulder Dam site, circa 1931
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Archival Collection
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Two views of the assembled guests present for the dedicatory prayer of the Hoover Dam construction site.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from the back of Photo 1: "Dedicatiary (sic) site of Boulder Dam, 1-r, 4- Mrs. Thomas, 5- Art Ham Sr., 6- Bess Pembroke (white hat), 7- Ata Ham (lt. tweed coat), 8- Nana Lightfoot, 9- Mrs. Minetti, 10- Mrs. Martin, 1st row- far right Harley Harmon." Transcribed from facsimile accompanying Photo 2: "Prayer; dedication of damsite (sic), r-1, 6- Nellie Martin, 7- Bess Pembroke, 8- "Nana" Lightfoot, 9- Roy Martin, 10- Art Ham, Sr."
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Photograph of Native American workers on the Tomiyasu farm, Las Vegas, circa 1920's
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Archival Collection
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Native American workers on the Tomiyasu farm in Las Vegas.
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Photograph of signs of Erosion in the Moapa Valley, circa 1948
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Archival Collection
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Elbert Edwards examines the soil in the Moapa Valley.
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Photograph of irrigation water from the Muddy River, circa 1948
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Archival Collection
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Elbert Edwards and another man standing next to a contemporary irrigation canal in the Moapa Valley.
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back
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Photograph of water of the Muddy River diverted for irrigation, circa 1948
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Archival Collection
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Elbert Edwards and another man next to a modern irrigation canal in the Moapa Valley.
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back
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Photograph of Elbert Edwards and unidentified man examining soil, Moapa Valley, circa 1948
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Archival Collection
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Elbert Edwards and another man studying erosion in the Moapa Valley.
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Photograph of two men standing in the waters of Warm Springs, Moapa Valley, circa 1920s
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Archival Collection
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Two men standing in the Warm Springs in the Moapa Valley.
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back: "Warm Springs, ?, ?, Floyd & Earl?"
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