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Photograph of Las Vegas Creek, Nevada, 1925

Information

Date
1925
Description

Las Vegas Creek with what appears to be a wooden wire-wrapped pipeline running next to the creek.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten inscription on back of photo by Elizabeth Harrington: "Las Vegas Creek, formed by the overflow from one well that supplied the town of Las Vegas with its complete water supply for many years. This picture taken in 1925 near the head of the creek. Las Vegas Creek furnished a welcome playground for many youths, especially in the hot weather."

Digital ID
hln000459
Physical Identifier
0291:0001
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1h12z697
Details
Subject
Grasses
Trees
Rivers
Time Period
1920s (1920 - 1929)
Place
Las Vegas Valley
Clark County
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographic prints
photographs
Digital Project
The Historic Landscape of Nevada: Development, Water and Natural Environment
Citation

hln000459. Elizabeth Harrington Photograph Collection, 1910-1959. PH-00291. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1h12z697

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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