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Photograph of a party of salvagers, St. Thomas, Nevada, June, 1938

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Creator
Creator: Edwards, Elbert B.
Date
1938
Description

A group of men dismantling a house and loading the fruits of their labors on a truck. The waters of the rising Lake Mead are in the foreground.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "a party of salvagers are almost too late in dismantling the last of the St. Thomas residences. (c. 1942) (photo by E. Edwards)"

Digital ID
hln000287
Physical Identifier
0214:0374
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d19w0cz35
Details
Subject
Salvage
Men
Abandoned buildings
Automobiles
Time Period
1930s (1930 - 1939)
Place
Clark County
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographic prints
photographs
Digital Project
The Historic Landscape of Nevada: Development, Water and Natural Environment
Citation

hln000287. Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection, 1852-1991. PH-00214. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d19w0cz35

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Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Language

English

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