The view of an atomic explosion at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) located 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas in Nye County, Nevada. Established on January 11, 1951, the Nevada Test Site was also formerly known as the Nevada Proving Grounds.

The view of an atomic explosion at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) located 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas in Nye County, Nevada. Established on January 11, 1951, the Nevada Test Site was also formerly known as the Nevada Proving Grounds.

The view of an atomic explosion at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) located 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas in Nye County, Nevada. Established on January 11, 1951, the Nevada Test Site was also formerly known as the Nevada Proving Grounds.

The view of an atomic explosion at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) located 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas in Nye County, Nevada. Established on January 11, 1951, the Nevada Test Site was also formerly known as the Nevada Proving Grounds.

The black and white view of an unidentified man sitting on top of rocks located at the edge of the Colorado River. This image was probably taken near Hoover Dam in Black Canyon, where the Colorado River lies on the state line between Arizona and Nevada.

A line of women wearing everything from floral printed dresses to white, two-piece bathing suits gather on top of a stage for a Beta Sigma Phi fashion show. A banner above the ladies' heads bares the symbol for the Beta Sigma Phi sorority while onlookers gathered for the event sit below the stage.

A color image showing Hoover Dam's downstream face; from this angle, water can be seen pouring out of the spillways located on either side of the dam and creating a mist which produces a rainbow in the sunlight in front of the dam.