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Tropicana Wash flood channel, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

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Creator
Creator: Mayes, Aaron, 1968-
Date
2017-01-23
Description
Stormwater flows down the Tropicana Wash after a winter storm passes through the valley. Stormwater infrastructure has become a magnet for homeless looking for shelter from the elements. But with fast moving storms, many have paid the price with their lives.
Digital ID
PH-00394_20170123_UNLVsc_2325
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1pz51v64
Details
Contributor
Contributor: University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries. Special Collections and Archives
Subject
Casinos
Buildings
Commercial buildings
Waterworks
Water use
Water--Pollution
Flood control
Time Period
2010s (2010 - 2019)
Place
Las Vegas
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
Source
Tropicana Wash flood channel, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2017 January 23
Citation

PH-00394_20170123_UNLVsc_2325. UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, 2016-2018. PH-00394. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1pz51v64

Rights
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Standardized Rights Statement
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Digital Provenance
Original archival records created digitally
Geographic Coordinate
36.11653, -115.14653
Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff