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Photograph of a man working on a drilling rig, Taylor Ranch, before 1910

Date

open start to 1910

Description

Man working on a drilling rig at the Taylor Ranch.

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Photograph of flowing artesian well with group of unidentified people, before 1920

Date

open start to 1920

Description

Flowing artesian well and a group of unidentified people.

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Photograph of an artesian well at Ernie Cragin Home, circa 1946

Date

1946 (year approximate)

Description

Ernie Cragin shows Walter Bracken his artesian well at his home in Las Vegas.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Art. well at Cragin Home."

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Photograph of the Merle Emery Ferry, before 1930

Date

open start to 1930

Description

Unidentified people and car on the Merle Emery Ferry crossing the Colorado River.

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Photograph of swimming pool at Ladd's Resort, Las Vegas, 1920s-1930s

Date

1920 (year approximate) to 1930 (year approximate)

Description

The swimming pool at Ladd's Resort in Las Vegas.

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Photograph of two men at an artesian well, Wixon Ranch, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1920s

Date

1920 (year approximate)

Description

Floyd Farmer (on right) and an unidentified man standing next to a flowing artesian well on Wixon Ranch.

Transcribed Notes: Artesian Well, Wixon Ranch, Las Vegas, Nev.

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Photograph of two men standing in the waters of Warm Springs, Moapa Valley, circa 1920s

Date

1920 (year approximate)

Description

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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Photograph of the Rockwell Family at Black Canyon, before 1938

Date

open start to 1938

Description

Rockwell Family and two cars at Black Canyon.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Black Canyon; Abe (Uncle from the East), Leon & Bessie & Earl"

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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 a man surveying the Colorado River from a boat in Black Canyon, circa 1931

Date

1929 to 1933

Description

Man standing on a boat traveling south on the Colorado River through Black Canyon

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Cruising the Colorado River in Black Canyon prior to Hoover Dam construction"

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