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Photograph looking west over the Colorado River and Hemenway Wash from Fortification Hill, before 1931

Information

Creator
Creator: Davis, W. A.
Date
1920 to 1930
Description

Looking west over the Colorado River and Hemenway Wash from Fortification Hill.

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten collection note on back of photo: [Las Vegas Wash and area under water now(?)]; Notes on photo sleeve: [Las Vegas Wash area] from top of Fortification Mountain. (Credit: W.A. Davis); 'Wint made a fire at night on top then kicked it off into space. Lacey hired Wint to do it for some tourists.' - James J. Hester, son-in-law of W.A. ('Wint') Davis, 1992

Digital ID
hln000197
Physical Identifier
0123:0001
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d16m3633b
Details
Subject
Mountains
Landscapes
Time Period
1920s (1920 - 1929)
Place
Clark County
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographic prints
landscapes (representations)
photographs
Digital Project
The Historic Landscape of Nevada: Development, Water and Natural Environment
Citation

hln000197. Ray Cutright Collection of Winthrop A. Davis Photographs, 1929-1939. PH-00123. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d16m3633b

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Digital Provenance
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Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff