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Photograph of Native American workers on the Tomiyasu farm, Las Vegas, circa 1920's
Native American workers on the Tomiyasu farm in Las Vegas.
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Photograph of Bill Tomiyasu and children standing in his wheat field, Las Vegas, circa 1925
Bill, Kiyu, and Nanyu Tomiyasu in their wheat field looking northwest
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Wheat fields on the Tomiyasu property, west side of Pecos Road (c. 1925) Bill Tomiyasu with his sons Kiyo and Nanyu (standing in front)"
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Photograph of flooding at the Clark Avenue Railroad Underpass in Las Vegas, circa 1950
Flooding at the Clark Avenue Railroad Underpass in Las Vegas.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Clark Underpass, Built 1924"
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Photograph of the flooded Charleston Underpass, Las Vegas, before 1960
Flooding in Las Vegas at the Charleston Underpass.
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Photograph of grade near Kiel Ranch, circa 1906
Grading for a rail line near Kiel Ranch.
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Postcard showing Chrystal Beauty Well, before 1920
Chrystal Beauty well owned by F. W. Eglington.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from front of postcard: "232 ft, deep and flows 69 [?] inches. Owned by F. W. Eglington, Las Vegas, Nevada." Handwritten inscription on back is difficult to decipher.
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Photograph of Eglington men standing near artesian well on Eglington Ranch, circa 1912
Frederick and Earl Eglington and 'one of Dara's boys by the Eglington Well.
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on front: Eglington Well, Las Vegas, Nev.
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Photograph of Black Canyon and Colorado River, before 1931
Man standing on the canyon wall of Black Canyon
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Photographs of prayer dedication of the Boulder Dam site, circa 1931
Two views of the assembled guests present for the dedicatory prayer of the Hoover Dam construction site.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from the back of Photo 1: "Dedicatiary (sic) site of Boulder Dam, 1-r, 4- Mrs. Thomas, 5- Art Ham Sr., 6- Bess Pembroke (white hat), 7- Ata Ham (lt. tweed coat), 8- Nana Lightfoot, 9- Mrs. Minetti, 10- Mrs. Martin, 1st row- far right Harley Harmon." Transcribed from facsimile accompanying Photo 2: "Prayer; dedication of damsite (sic), r-1, 6- Nellie Martin, 7- Bess Pembroke, 8- "Nana" Lightfoot, 9- Roy Martin, 10- Art Ham, Sr."
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Photograph of a man working on a drilling rig, Taylor Ranch, before 1910
Man working on a drilling rig at the Taylor Ranch.
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