First mail flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Front left: Maury Graham, pilot; At scales: Harris M. "Pop" Hanshue, founder of Western Air Express, later called Western Airlines. Los Angeles postmaster is weighing mail sacks.
The location that the photograph was taken is unknown, but is most likely in Nevada. The Truckee River is a stream in the U. S. states of California and Nevada. The river flows northeasterly and is 121 miles (195 km) long. The Truckee is the sole outlet of Lake Tahoe and drains part of the high Sierra Nevada, emptying into Pyramid Lake in the Great Basin. Its waters are an important source of irrigation along its valley and adjacent valleys.
Wilbur Clark (back 2nd from left) and his wife Toni (front, seated, 2nd from left) entertain foreign visitors, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1950s. (see photo # 0302 0234) The visitors from Nealpal are pictured in the Clark home. The man standing at the far right is Bob Notti. Circa 1950s.
Group of people posing next to the first mail plane to arrive in Las Vegas (the Western Air Express). Handwritten note on back of photo: "Arrival of first mail plane (Western Air Express) Las Vegas -- Year(?) Left to right: Dick Evans, his wife Helen, Mrs. Hancock, Doris Hancock, Myrtle Morstad (Mrs. Ray Smith).
Caves in hills behind Indian Springs (MacFarland's Ranch). Handwritten note on back of photo: "Mtns. behind ranch are full of caves like this - these are so tall you can stand in them without touching the top. Many Indian relics have been found in them."
A burro pack train hauling basketry supplies. Two Indian women are riding burros. A young man rides one of the loaded burros, and another, hiding his face, is standing behind the other loaded burro. The three riders are identified on the photo, L-R: Dora Lee, Clara Lee, & Gus Lee. The location of the photograph is unknown. Possible locations are Ash Meadows or Pahrump, Nevada.
L-R: Naomi Boyer, J. Gifford, and University of Nevada, Las Vegas President Donald Baepler looking at a check, probably on the UNLV campus, Las Vegas, Nevada.