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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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252 |
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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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253 |
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Photograph of a collapsing pit house, part of the Lost City restoration, undermined by the... |
Waters of Lake Mead seep through to undermine Lost City restorations |
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254 |
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Aerial photograph of airplane and Las Vegas Airfield, Nevada, circa 1940 |
Aerial view of an airplane and the Las Vegas Airstrip before the Army Air Corps took over the fields. |
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255 |
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Photograph of flooding in the Nevada desert, circa 1950 |
Flooding in the desert |
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256 |
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Aerial photograph of downtown Las Vegas, after 1956 |
Aerial view of downtown Las Vegas and the valley looking towards Frenchman Mountain. |
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257 |
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Photograph of sewer outlet, Pittman, Nevada, April 27, 1944 |
Outlet of 4'' concrete sanitary sewer in Pittman. |
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258 |
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Aerial photograph of snow around the Flamingo Hotel, late 1940s |
Aerial view looking south of the Flamingo Hotel in the late 1940s. Note the snow on the ground. |
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259 |
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Photograph of leveling sand dunes west of the water tower in Boulder City, circa 1931 |
Bulldozers leveling sand dunes west of the water tower in Boulder City. |
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260 |
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Photograph of White Rock Spring at the Nevada Test Site, post-1960 |
White Rock Spring on the Nevada Test Site |
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261 |
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Aerial photograph of Pittman, Nevada, April 30, 1942 |
Pittman, Nevada from the air. |
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262 |
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Photograph of Bill Tomiyasu and children standing in his wheat field, Las Vegas, circa 1925 |
Bill, Kiyu, and Nanyu Tomiyasu in their wheat field looking northwest |
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263 |
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Photograph of irrigation pond at Wilson Ranch (Spring Mountain Ranch); September 1921 |
Irrigation school at Wilson Ranch, 30 miles from Las Vegas. |
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264 |
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Aerial photograph of the Las Vegas Valley looking northwest towards Mount Charleston, 1945 |
Aerial view of the Las Vegas Valley looking northwest towards Mount Charleston. |
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265 |
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Aerial photograph of head of Lake Mead, November 29, 1948 |
Aerial view of the head of Lake Mead, the outlet of the Grand Canyon. Printed in lower left corner: 3A0, 306 Head of Lake Mead 11-29-48. Clock face visible in lower right corner of photograph. |
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266 |
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Aerial photograph of Sunrise Mountain and Nellis AFB area, circa 1949 |
Sunrise Mountain and Nellis AFB area looking east. |
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267 |
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Photograph of flooding on the Las Vegas Strip, circa 1970 |
Flooding on the Las Vegas Strip, Dunes Hotel and Country Club in the background |
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268 |
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Aerial photograph of Cashman Field and Old Mormon Fort looking northeast, 1960 |
Aerial view of Cashman Field and Old Mormon Fort looking northeast. |
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269 |
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Photograph of John Quincy Lisle at the edge of his reservoir, Las Vegas, circa 1930 |
Lisle stands at the edge of the reservoir fed by an artesian well on his homestead. |
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270 |
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Photograph of backhoe digging a trench for a water line, Amargosa Valley, Nevada, 1980 |
A backhoe digging a trench for the installation of an irrigation water line. |
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271 |
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Aerial photograph showing construction of the Union Plaza Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, February 10,... |
Construction of the Union Plaza Hotel and Casino looking southeast. |
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272 |
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Photograph of the flooded Charleston Underpass, Las Vegas, before 1960 |
Flooding in Las Vegas at the Charleston Underpass. |
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273 |
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Photograph of artesian well throwing 60 inches of water, after 1950 |
Man opening a valve to let an artesian well run |
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274 |
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Photograph of flooding in the Las Vegas area, circa 1950s |
Flooding in Las Vegas |
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275 |
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Photograph of town taken near sewer outlet, Pittman, Nevada, April 27, 1944 |
Pittman's sewer outlet near town. |
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276 |
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Photograph of sewer seepage in Pittman, Nevada, April 27, 1944 |
East from point on sewer line about 500' upstream from outlet showing seepage area. |
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277 |
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Photograph of Spotted Range, Nevada, before 1950 |
The view looking north toward Spotted Range from the old road west of Indian Spring Ranch. |
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278 |
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Photograph of a St. Thomas resident standing near dry hedges, 1945 |
Hedges in St. Thomas |
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279 |
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Photograph of flood channel west of Interstate 15 looking toward North Las Vegas, June 5,... |
Flood channel west of Interstate 15 looking toward North Las Vegas and Frenchman Mountain. |
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280 |
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Photograph of the Rockwell Family at Black Canyon, before 1938 |
Rockwell Family and two cars at Black Canyon. |
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281 |
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Photograph of William S. and Mary Belle Park near an artesian well, circa 1910 |
William S. and Mary Belle Park[?] near an artesian well. |
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282 |
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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas Blvd. and Cheyenne Ave., Las Vegas, June 5, 1973 |
Aerial view of Las Vegas Blvd. and Cheyenne Avenue looking north. |
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283 |
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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, looking east down Fremont Street, circa late 1940s |
Aerial view of Las Vegas, looking east down Fremont Street. Jackie Gaughan's Plaza was originally named Union Plaza and is currently called the Plaza Hotel and Casino. |
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284 |
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Photograph of cesspool sewage, Pittman, Nevada, April 27, 1944 |
Seepage spots in Pittman. |
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285 |
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Photograph of water storage tank construction in Boulder City, circa 1931 |
Construction of a water tank in Boulder City by the Clearfire Water Company. |
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286 |
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Photograph of children gathered by an artesian well near Tule Springs, circa 1938 |
(left to right) Celia Rivero, Johnny Weber and Alfonso Rivero gathered by a well near Tule Springs with Margarita Rivero and Maria Weber looking on. |
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287 |
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Photograph of Las Vegas Creek, Nevada, 1925 |
Las Vegas Creek with what appears to be a wooden wire-wrapped pipeline running next to the creek. |
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288 |
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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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289 |
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Aerial photograph of North Las Vegas looking west towards Mount Charleston, 1968 |
Aerial view of North Las Vegas looking west with North Las Vegas Airport in the distance. The plane is directly over what is now I-15 and Cheyenne. In the foreground is a water tank where there are now... |
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290 |
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Photograph of Lake Mead approaching the Lost City restorations, spring 1938 |
The waters of Lake Mead are approaching the Lost City restorations |
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291 |
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Photograph of flooding in a Las Vegas parking lot, circa 1970 |
Flooding in a Las Vegas parking lot |
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292 |
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Photograph of a man sitting on the remains of a once swanky car in St.... |
A man sitting on the remains of Robert Bunker's car in St. Thomas |
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293 |
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Photograph of J. T. Williams in the back yard of his home in Las... |
J. T. Williams standing in his Las Vegas back yard. |
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294 |
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Photograph of mountains and Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, circa 1932 |
A view of the Las Vegas Valley looking east towards Sunrise and Frenchman Mountains. |
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295 |
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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas Wash looking east, May 4, 1949 |
Aerial view of Las Vegas Wash as it leaves the Las Vegas Valley. |
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296 |
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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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297 |
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Photograph of Sheep Range, Nevada, before 1960 |
View of Sheep Range from the south. |
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298 |
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Photograph of buildings and pond at Lorenzi Park, circa 1931 |
Buildings, bridge and pond at Lorenzi Park |
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299 |
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Aerial photograph of Frenchman Mountain, Nevada, circa 1949 |
Aerial view looking south of Frenchman Mountain and the east side of Las Vegas Valley. Lake Mead can be seen in the distance. |
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300 |
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Aerial photograph snow around El Rancho Vegas, late 1940s |
Aerial view looking west of the El Rancho Vegas in the late 1940s. Note the snow on the ground. |