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Photograph of flowing artesian well with group of unidentified people, before 1920
Flowing artesian well and a group of unidentified people.
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Photograph of an artesian well at Ernie Cragin Home, circa 1946
Ernie Cragin shows Walter Bracken his artesian well at his home in Las Vegas.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Art. well at Cragin Home."
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Photograph of the Merle Emery Ferry, before 1930
Unidentified people and car on the Merle Emery Ferry crossing the Colorado River.
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Photograph of swimming pool at Ladd's Resort, Las Vegas, 1920s-1930s
The swimming pool at Ladd's Resort in Las Vegas.
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Photograph of two men at an artesian well, Wixon Ranch, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1920s
Floyd Farmer (on right) and an unidentified man standing next to a flowing artesian well on Wixon Ranch.
Transcribed Notes: Artesian Well, Wixon Ranch, Las Vegas, Nev.
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Photograph of two men standing in the waters of Warm Springs, Moapa Valley, circa 1920s
Two men standing in the Warm Springs in the Moapa Valley.
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back: "Warm Springs, ?, ?, Floyd & Earl?"
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Photograph of the Rockwell Family at Black Canyon, before 1938
Rockwell Family and two cars at Black Canyon.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Black Canyon; Abe (Uncle from the East), Leon & Bessie & Earl"
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Photograph of excavations in process at the Lost City near St. Thomas, Nevada, circa 1925
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten inscription by D. Hancock on back of postcard: "This shows some of the excavators at work at the Buried City or 'Lost City' as it is sometimes called. This is near St. Thomas if you wish to look up its approximate location on the map. It was here I went last Spring on one of my trips."
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Photograph of a man surveying the Colorado River from a boat in Black Canyon, circa 1931
Man standing on a boat traveling south on the Colorado River through Black Canyon
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Cruising the Colorado River in Black Canyon prior to Hoover Dam construction"
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Photograph of a group of people next to the Colorado River at the south end of Black Canyon, 1931
People standing near the Colorado River in Black Canyon at the start of Hoover Dam construction
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Group of people on the Colorado River at the south end of Black Canyon at the start of Hoover Dam construction (1931)"
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