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Postcard of Boulder Canyon, circa 1930s

Information

Creator
Creator: Oakes Photo
Date
1930 to 1935
Description
An artist's rendering of Boulder Canyon. Text printed on front of postcard: "Looking downstream in Boulder Canyon at Hoover Dam site near Las Vegas, Nevada." Text printed on back of postcard: "The Hoover Dam site is 32 miles southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. Work is rapidly progressing on this tremendous project. The dam will be 727 feet high--the gorge is 290 feet wide at the river The dam site is in this narrow gorge, where the river disappears around the bend."
Digital ID
pho013858
Physical Identifier
0001_0052
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1pv6b88j
Details
Subject
Postcards
Canyons
Rivers
Landscape drawing
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
postcards
Source
Postcard: Boulder Canyon, Colorado River, approximately 1930-1935
Citation

pho013858. Ferron and Bracken Photograph Collection. PH-00001. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1pv6b88j.

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Standardized Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Extent
3396 x 2210 pixels
5.66 x 3.68 inches
22,516,360 bytes
Language

English

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