The Army Mapping Service Aerial Photographs of Southern and Western Nevada (1952-1956) consist of approximately 2,080 black-and-white high-altitude aerial survey photographs of Southern and Western Nevada. Two projects are represented; 109-G, covering sections of Southern Nevada and 160-BH, covering a section of Western Nevada. Also included are five composite photograph indices created from the detailed survey photographs, four index sheets showing the project locations in Nevada and other projects in the western States, and five photocopied images of composite photographs of several cities in Nevada.
Aerial day shots of the Las Vegas valley; starts at the Strip and shoes the Desert Inn country club, the Landmark, Convention Center, moves south to UNLV and the Thomas and Mack center, lands at the airport. Original media U-matic S, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From The Production Company Audiovisual Collection (MS-00930) -- Digitized audiovisual material file.
Aerial view of the downstream face of Hoover Dam, including the intake towers, and Lake Mead, in Black Canyon. Electric power transmission lines span the lake.
Aerial view of housing developments in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Caption on back of photograph: "Project: Annex. area - land use. Location: Looking west. Remarks: Toward No. Hgh. Est. and Wishing Well."