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Photograph of speed boat races on Lake Mead, Boulder City (Nev.), 1947

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Creator
Creator: United States. Bureau of Reclamation. Lower Colorado Region
Date
1947
Description
Speed Boat Regatta taking place on Lake Mead. Racer flies through the water on a small speedboat as spectators watch from dry land, their cars parked in neat rows behind them. The desert landscape can be seen in the background, with mountains reaching up out of the image. Photograph taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
Digital ID
pho023447
Physical Identifier
0131_0070
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1p55dn9h
Details
Subject
Aquatic sports
Recreation
Recreation areas
Boats and boating
Bodies of water
Spectators
Racing
Automobiles
Deserts
Place
Lake Mead
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Citation

pho023447. Dorothy Dorothy Photograph Collection. PH-00131. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1p55dn9h.

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Standardized Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
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Language

English

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