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Photograph of Fortification Hill and the Colorado River, Clark County, before 1931 |
View of Fortification Hill from Hemenway Wash across the Colorado River |
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Photograph looking east through the remains of Saint Thomas, 1964 |
Looking east through the remains of Saint Thomas from just south of Lord's Garage. Hannig's Ice Cream Parlor's remains are visible in the distance. |
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Photograph looking west over the Colorado River and Hemenway Wash from Fortification Hill, before 1931 |
Looking west over the Colorado River and Hemenway Wash from Fortification Hill. |
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Photograph looking northwest through the remains of St. Thomas, March 25, 1964 |
Looking northwest through the remains of St. Thomas towards the site of the Lost City |
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Photograph looking southeast through the remains of the old post office in St. Thomas, 1948 |
The remains of the old St. Thomas post office and Harry Gentry's store with Lake Mead in the background |
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Photograph looking west through the remains of Saint Thomas, March 25, 1964 |
Looking west through the remains of Saint Thomas from near the remains of Jacob Baver's blacksmith shop. |
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Photograph of Vegas Creek and the old bridge, Las Vegas, circa 1900 |
Photograph of bridge over Las Vegas Creek south of the Old Mormon Fort. |
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Photograph of two cars abandoned by their owners in St. Thomas, Nevada, April 11, 1948 |
Remains of two cars, most likely near the remains of Hugh Lord's shop, in St Thomas, Nevada, when the town emerged from the waters of Lake Mead in 1945 |
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Photograph of Eldorado Canyon and Nelson's Landing after the September 1974 flood |
Eldorado Canyon and Nelson's Landing at the end of the cleanup after the 14 September 1974 Flood. |
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Photograph looking southeast through the remains of Saint Thomas, March 25, 1964 |
Looking southeast through the remains of Saint Thomas with Lake Mead in the background. |
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Photograph of Hemenway Wash and Colorado River from Highway 93, Clark County, circa 1929 |
Looking east through Hemenway Wash towards the Colorado River from the newly constructed Highway 93. |
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Panoramic photograph of Las Vegas taken from Salt Lake depot, August 1905 |
Photograph of Las Vegas in August 1905, looking east down Fremont Street from the Salt Lake depot under construction. Place identified on photo as Los Vegas Nevada. |
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Aerial photograph of flood path, Eldorado Canyon to Nelson's Landing, September 14, 1974 |
Aerial view of the path of the flood down Eldorado Canyon to Nelson's Landing. |
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Photograph looking east across the Las Vegas Valley from Whitney Mesa towards Lake Mead, before... |
Looking east across the Las Vegas Valley from Whitney Mesa towards Lake Mead. |
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Photograph of fields of Old Las Vegas Ranch and Las Vegas Valley to the northeast,... |
Looking northeast from the bench over the Old Mormon Fort across the Las Vegas Valley. |
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Photograph of the meadow, Las Vegas Ranch, circa 1905 |
Meadow to the north of the house on the old Las Vegas Ranch. |
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Panoramic photograph of Fort Callville on the Colorado River, before 1935 |
Panorama of Fort Callville on the Colorado River. Anson Call was a Mormon pioneer and settler of many communities in the Utah Territory and surrounding states. |
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Photograph looking north across the Las Vegas Valley from Whitney Mesa towards the Sheep Mountains |
Looking north across the Las Vegas Valley from Whitney Mesa towards the Sheep Mountains. |
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Photograph of trees and house at Old Las Vegas Ranch, circa 1905 |
Trees and house on the Old Las Vegas Ranch. |
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Photograph looking southeast toward Railroad Pass, before 1970 |
Looking southeast towards Railroad Pass from Henderson. |
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Photograph of Union Pacific Railroad crews removing tracks at the St. Thomas line, 1938 |
Union Pacific Railroad crews taking up the St. Thomas line in advance of Lake Mead. |
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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas and surrounding valley, circa 1920 |
Aerial view of Las Vegas looking west. |
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Aerial photograph of the flood path down Eldorado Canyon to Nelson's Landing, circa September, 1974 |
Aerial view of the path of the flood down Eldorado Canyon to Nelson's Landing. |
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Aerial photograph of Alamo, Nevada, from an overlooking hill, circa 1922 |
Alamo, Nevada from an overlooking hill |
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Photograph of Boulder Canyon, circa 1920 |
The proposed site of Hoover Dam before the creation of Lake Mead |
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Photograph of a woman waving near the Las Vegas Wash, circa 1929-1931 |
Woman standing on the side of the Las Vegas Wash |
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Photograph of the east Las Vegas Valley with Sunrise and Frenchman Mountains |
Looking east across the Las Vegas Valley. |
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Photograph of the bridge over Las Vegas Creek, circa 1905 |
Bridge over Las Vegas Creek. |
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Photograph of Fort Callville from the Nevada side of the Colorado River across to the... |
View of Fort Callville from the Nevada side of the Colorado across to the Arizona side |
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Aerial photograph of Twin Lakes, Lorenzi Park, Nevada, 1953 |
Aerial view of Twin Lakes Resort. |
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Photograph of dwelling at Lost City, 1938 |
A restored Indian house at Lost City showing the lake only a few feet away. |
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Photograph of Main Street after Lake Mead receded, Saint Thomas, Nevada, April 18, 1951 |
Saint Thomas on the Muddy River, upper arm of Lake Mead, shows appearance of old Main Street after the lake had gone down, April 18, 1951. Lake Mead is in the background. |
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Photograph of flood damage in Stine, Nevada, 1905 |
Flooding in Stine, Nevada, 1905. View of damage to the railroad tracks. |
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Photograph of the Colorado River above Black Canyon, before 1930 |
Looking north up the Colorado River from Hemenway Wash. |
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Photograph of flooding in Carp, Nevada, 1905 |
Flooding in Carp, Nevada, 1905. |
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Photograph of advancing waters of Lake Mead through St. Thomas, 1938 |
A view of the advancing waters of Lake Mead through St. Thomas. |
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Photograph of Rioville, Nevada, circa 1900 |
Rioville, also known as Bonelli's Landing, Nevada. |
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Photograph of Lake Mead beginning to cover the Lost City, June 1938 |
Lake Mead beginning to cover the Lost City in Moapa Valley, June 1938. |
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Panoramic photograph of Fortification Hill across the Colorado River, circa 1924 |
Fortification Hill near the Colorado River |
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Aerial photograph of the Colorado River and Hemenway Wash, before 1935 |
Hemenway Wash, located at the bend of the Colorado River just upstream of Black Canyon, before the construction of Hoover dam. |
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Panoramic photograph of Corn Creek, Nevada, 1938 |
Picture taken from top of old windmill tower to the west of Corn Creek Ranch, Nevada |
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Aerial photograph of Railroad Pass, Nevada, before 1930 |
Aerial view of Railroad Pass looking south, U.S 93 and U.S. 95 can be seen as dirt roads. |
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Photograph of the Muddy River, Moapa Valley, Nevada, circa 1948 |
The Muddy River. |
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Photograph of Blue Diamond/Cottonwood Valley, Nevada, before 1930 |
View looking northeast over Blue Diamond towards the Spring Mountains. |
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Photograph of Hemenway Wash, Nevada and Colorado River, circa 1932 |
A view of Hemenway Wash and the Colorado River before Lake Mead. |
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Photograph of Cheyenne Avenue looking east at Sunrise Mountain, June 5, 1973 |
Cheyenne Avenue looking east at Sunrise Mountain. |
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Photograph of the McFarland Ranch with the Pintwater Mountains in the distance |
View of McFarland Ranch from nearby mountains looking towards Pintwater Mountains. |
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Photograph of Frenchman Mountain, Nevada, circa 1930's |
View of Frenchman Mountain from the southwest. |
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Photograph of North Las Vegas golf course, westward direction, circa 1965 |
North Las Vegas golf course with Parks and Recreation Building and city water tanks. |
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Photograph of White Rock Spring at the Nevada Test Site, post-1960 |
White Rock Spring on the Nevada Test Site |