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Postcard showing Old Fort Callville near Las Vegas, before 1938

Information

Creator
Creator: Oakes, L. J.
Date
1928 to 1938
Description

Colorized photograph of Fort Callville on the banks of the Colorado River.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of postcard: "Fort Collville (sic) on the Colorado above the Hoover Dam was established in early days as a trading post and terminus for river boats plying up the river from the gulf to this point. The old fort will be entirely under water when the lake is formed by the construction of Hoover Dam."

Digital ID
hln000106
Physical Identifier
0001:0076
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1b27sq7m
Details
Subject
Fortification
Dams
Rivers
Deserts
Building
Time Period
1920s (1920 - 1929)
Place
Clark County
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
cards (information artifacts)
ephemera (general object genre)
postcards
Digital Project
The Historic Landscape of Nevada: Development, Water and Natural Environment
Citation

hln000106. Ferron and Bracken Photograph Collection, approximately 1890-1961. PH-00001. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1b27sq7m

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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
Language

English

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