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Black-and-white photograph of a woman wearing a fox fur, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1920
Photograph of a woman wearing a fox fur, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1920
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Letter from W. W. White (Reno) to Senator Pat A. McCarran (Washington, D.C.), September 22, 1943
Letter written by the Director of Nevada's Division of Public Health Engineering to Senator McCarran informing of sewerage problems in Reno and the Nevada statutes regulating metering of water in larger Nevada towns like Las Vegas and Reno.
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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 a woman standing next to a water conservation sign in Jean, Nevada, circa 1920s
Woman in Western-style clothing standing outdoors in Jean, Nevada next to a sign on a post which reads, "Please don't waste the water, we have to buy it."
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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 two women and a rowboat, St. Thomas, 1938
Two women standing near a row boat in the middle of St. Thomas as it is being covered by Lake Mead
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Black-and-white photograph of a woman waving near the Las Vegas Wash, circa 1929-1931
Woman standing on the side of the Las Vegas Wash
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Photograph of people gathered at the Las Vegas Townsite auction, 1905
Shot of the podium during the 1905 auction of town sites in Las Vegas
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from front of photo: "Clark's Las Vegas Townsite" (on front of podium)
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Black-and-white photograph of Mary Corkhill drawing a bucket of water from the Las Vegas Creek, circa 1905
Mary Corkhill drawing a bucket of water from the Las Vegas Creek
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Photograph of two unidentified women on the bridge at Indian Springs, Nevada, circa 1930.
Two women standing on the bridge that spans over the creek at Indian Springs, Nevada.
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