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Photograph of a party of salvagers, St. Thomas, Nevada, June, 1938
A group of men dismantling a house and loading the fruits of their labors on a truck. The waters of the rising Lake Mead are in the foreground.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "a party of salvagers are almost too late in dismantling the last of the St. Thomas residences. (c. 1942) (photo by E. Edwards)"
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Photograph of a Union Pacific Railroad crew dismantling the St. Thomas rail spur, Nevada, circa 1938
The Union Pacific Railroad sends a wrecking crew into the St. Thomas area to reclaim several miles of branch line.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Even the Union Pacific Railway hurriedly sends a wrecking crew into the area to reclaim several miles of branch line that would otherwise wind up along the lake bottom."
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Photograph of salvage crew on a raft in St. Thomas, June 1938
Salvage crew on a raft near the ruins of a building in the town of St. Thomas as Lake Mead submerges it.
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Photograph of groundbreaking ceremony for Southern Nevada Water Project near Saddle Island on Lake Mead
Three men in front of a sign for the Southern Nevada Water Project, which included a pumping plant to take water out of Lake Mead and a water treatment plant. Left to Right: Asst. Commissioner of Reclamation N. B. Bennett, Jr., Master of Ceremonies; U.S. Senator Alan Bible; Regional Director A.B. West of the Bureau of Reclamation's Region 3.
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Photograph of Elbert Edwards and unidentified man standing in a dry canal bed, Moapa Valley, circa 1948
Elbert Edwards and another man standing in the remains of an irrigation canal of the 1860's built by the members of the Muddy-Cotton Mission. The Muddy river can be seen in the distance.
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Photograph of signs of Erosion in the Moapa Valley, circa 1948
Elbert Edwards examines the soil in the Moapa Valley.
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Photograph of remains of early canals of the 1860s built by members of the Muddy-Cotton Mission, circa 1948
Elbert Edwards and another man standing in a dry irrigation canal in the Moapa Valley.
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back
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Photograph of irrigation water from the Muddy River, circa 1948
Elbert Edwards and another man standing next to a contemporary irrigation canal in the Moapa Valley.
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back
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Photograph of water of the Muddy River diverted for irrigation, circa 1948
Elbert Edwards and another man next to a modern irrigation canal in the Moapa Valley.
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back
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Photograph of Elbert Edwards and unidentified man examining soil, Moapa Valley, circa 1948
Elbert Edwards and another man studying erosion in the Moapa Valley.
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