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Photograph of people at Las Vegas Spring, before 1915

Date

open start to 1915

Description

People with wagon and horses next to the Las Vegas Spring

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on front: "Las Vegas Spring on the desert which marks a stream of over 300 cubic inches of water."

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Photograph of Rockwell family members on the Old River Trail above Fort Callville, 1908

Date

1908

Description

Mother and Earl Rockwell hiking above the Colorado River near Fort Callville.

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back: "Old River Trail above Ft. Callville 1908. Mother, Earl."

Image

Photograph of the Colorado River above Black Canyon, before 1930

Date

open start to 1930

Archival Collection

Description

Looking north up the Colorado River from Hemenway Wash.

Transcribed Notes: Typed inscription on back: "Nevada. Boulder Dam. The Colorado River above Black Canyon before construction of the dam."

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Photograph of Lost City restorations and Lake Mead, Nevada, 1939

Date

1939

Description

The waters of Lake Mead lapping at the base of the restorations of the Lost City.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Waters of Lake Mead rise to base of Lost City Restorations. (1939)"

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Photograph of an irrigation pipe and the Muddy River, Moapa Valley, Nevada, 1948

Date

1948

Description

A drainage pipe from an irrigation project hanging out over the edge of the banks of the Muddy River.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Remains of an irrigation project in Moapa Valley. (1948)"

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Photograph of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn courtyard archway (Las Vegas), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

View of the architectural detailing of the Desert Inn courtyard. Stamp on back of photo: "Union Pacific Railroad."
Site Name: Desert Inn
Address: 3045 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Slide of Ian Zabarte and others during a demonstration near the Nevada Test Site, March 20, 1988

Date

1988-03-20

Description

Color image of Ian Zabarte (standing) near a teepee with other Shoshone Indians during a 10-day demonstration known as "Reclaim the Test Site" that was organized by American Peace Test, an anti-nuclear testing group.

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Film transparency of three unidentified people, circa 1950s to 1970s

Date

1950 to 1975

Description

Description given with image: "A negative of men and women in front of a car that was parked in front of the Greenwoods Hotel in Beatty, Nevada. This image is from the first Squires photo album page 7 image 2." This identification may be inaccurate.

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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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