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Photograph of water seeping into restored pit and dwellings of Lost City, Nevada, 1939

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Date
1939
Description

Pithouse in the Lost City restorations undermined by rising Lake Mead water.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "(1939) Seeping water from rising Lake Mead undermines pit and dwellings."

Digital ID
hln000278
Physical Identifier
0214:0145
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1gm84n51
Details
Subject
Floods
Pueblo Indians
Reservoirs
Excavations (Archaeology)--Conservation and restoration
Time Period
1930s (1930 - 1939)
Place
Clark County
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographic prints
photographs
Digital Project
The Historic Landscape of Nevada: Development, Water and Natural Environment
Citation

hln000278. Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection, 1852-1991. PH-00214. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1gm84n51

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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