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Photograph of Lost City restorations and Lake Mead, northward direction, Nevada, 1939
The Lost City restorations nearly surrounded by the waters of Lake Mead.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Lost City Restorations and Lake Mead. (1939)"
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Photograph of Lost City restorations and Lake Mead, Nevada, 1938
Lost City restorations with Lake Mead in the distance.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Lost City Restorations with rising Lake Mead in distance. (1938)"
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Photograph of Fort Callville, Nevada, before 1935
Photo of Fort Callville and corrals.
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Photograph of a water wheel in the Muddy River, Nevada, since 1936
Water wheel in the Muddy River near Logandale, Nevada
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Raymond A. ''Pete'' West built this water wheel in 1936 in the Muddy River near Logandale, Nevada."
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Photograph of a water wheel in the Muddy River near Logandale, Nevada, after 1936
Man standing next to a water wheel in the Muddy River near Logandale, Nevada.
Transcribed Notes: Tramscribed from photo sleeve: "Water wheel in the Muddy River near Logandale, Nevada. (Built in 1936)"
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Photograph of Elbert Edwards picking figs in St. Thomas, Nevada, June, 1938
Elbert Edwards picks figs from an orchard in St. Thomas, Nevada, while standing in the rising waters of Lake Mead.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Elbert Edwards picking figs from an orchard in St. Thomas, Nevada as the rising waters of Lake Mead cover the town. (ca. 1938-39)"
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Photograph of Elbert Edwards at Fort Callville, Nevada, circa 1938
Elbert Edwards standing on one of the walls of Fort Callville nearly surrounded by the rising waters of Lake Mead.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Elbert Edwards at the ruins of Fort Callville as the waters of Lake Mead rise to cover them. (ca. 1938-39)"
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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 Tamarisk trees sticking out of the water in St. Thomas, Nevada, circa June, 1938
The tops of tamerisk trees show above the water line of Lake Mead at St. Thomas, Nevada.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "What was once the main throughfare and entrance to the prosperous little Mormon town of St. Thomas now shows only the tops of the tamarix (sic) trees which lined its irrigation ditches. (phto by E. Edwards)"
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Photograph of the top of the St. Thomas, Nevada school, Lake Mead, circa June, 1938
The remains of the St. Thomas school building about to disappear under the waters of Lake Mead.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "The last of a once modern high school building (St. Thomas) about to disappear forever."
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