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Film transparency of building remnants, Nevada, circa 1910s to 1920s

Date

1910 to 1929

Archival Collection

Description

A black and white image showing the remnants of buildings located either in Death Valley or Rhyolite.

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Atomic bomb Hiroshima picture: photographic slide

Date

1978-05

Description

From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). Picture has Japanese letters on it. The bottom of the picture says, "ATOMIC BOMB "HIROSHIMA". 

 

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Dale's radio card, image 001

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Front side of Dale Dorothy's radio broadcasting card for his station, W7CTK, where he spoke to lost pilots over Pahrump and gave them directions.

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Dale's radio card, image 002

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Back side of Dale Dorothy's radio broadcasting card for his station, W7CTK, where he spoke to lost pilots over Pahrump and gave them directions.

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Building remains-in France after WWI: photographic print

Date

1880 to 1979

Description

Bell Family Scrapbook scanning, Set 4, proofed 11.04.2010 Building remains. From Clara Bow and Rex Bell (George Francis Beldam) trip to Europe

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Hoover Dam, 1930-1965

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs of the Hoover Dam and surrounding areas from 1930 to 1965. The Hoover Dam, also known as the Boulder Dam, was constructed on the Colorado River in Black Canyon near Las Vegas, Nevada from 1931 to 1936 during the Great Depression. The dam impounds Lake Mead, the country's largest reservoir, and it provides hydroelectric power to Nevada, Arizona, and California.

Materials also include photographs of the Pueblo Grande de Nevada archaeological sites, also known as the "Lost City," which were partially covered by the waters of Lake Mead. The area originally belonged to Puebloan peoples. Additionally, the materials contain photographs of the town of St. Thomas, which was also submerged beneath Lake Mead.

Archival Collection

Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of Jeannie Henderson, Glasgow (Scot.), circa 1944

Date

1943 to 1945

Archival Collection

Description

Portrait of Jeannie Henderson, born March 1941. She was the daughter of Donald and Effie Henderson. Donald was lost at sea in 1940. Glasgow, Scotland.

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