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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, partial view of high school, southwest direction, 1930

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Creator
Creator: Davis, W. A.
Date
1930
Description

Aerial view of Las Vegas in 1930

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten collection note on back of photo: Aerial view of Las Vegas showing Fifth St. and Main St., c. 1933; Notes on photo sleeve: Aerial view of Las Vegas 'taken in a clip wing Jenny. Date is winter of 1930. Plane had a wooden propeller open cockpit. Pilot had a contract with Bureau of Reclamation to fly aerial photos in a grid. Took Wint (up in) the plane this day because it was too windy (for the pilot) to take his regular aerials.' (James J. Hester, son-in-law of W.A. Davis ('Wint'), the photographer who took this. Note added 4-92.

Digital ID
hln000198
Physical Identifier
0123:0002
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d12v2g90p
Details
Subject
Cities and towns
Streets
Dwellings
Trees
Time Period
1930s (1930 - 1939)
Place
Clark County
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographic prints
aerial photographs
photographs
Digital Project
The Historic Landscape of Nevada: Development, Water and Natural Environment
Citation

hln000198. Ray Cutright Collection of Winthrop A. Davis Photographs, 1929-1939. PH-00123. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d12v2g90p

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Digital Provenance
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Language

English

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