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Map of Las Vegas Valley showing artesian wells, circa 1920
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Artesian wells
Collection Name: Lake-Eglington Family Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
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Postcard of an Artesian Well, circa early 1900s
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Artesian Well: photographic print
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Photograph of artesian well, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1911
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Photograph of artesian well in Paradise Valley, before 1920
Men near a drilling rig and an artesian well in operation, with structures in background.
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Photograph of artesian well on Eglington Ranch, circa 1912
Artesian well on the Eglington Ranch. Photograph includes one of Dara's boys.
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Photograph of an artesian well on the T & T Ranch, Nevada, 1953
Artesian well used for irrigation on the T & T Ranch.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Water flowing from a well on Gordon and Billie Bettles' farm, T& T Ranch, Amargosa Valley, NV, ca. 1953. The Bettles' home is visible in the background on the right. As of 1990, the house was occupied by Betty-Jo Boyd and her husband. The well and irrigation system were installed ca. 1920 by the T & T's original owners, executives of the Pacific Coast Borax Company."
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Eglington artesian well, 1912
Collection Name: Lake-Eglington Family Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 02
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Photograph of an artesian well on the T & T Ranch, Nevada, 1949
Artesian Well used for irrigation on the T & T Ranch.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Home of Gordon and Billie Bettles, T & T Ranch, Amargosa Valley, Nevada, ca. 1949. This picture shows what the Bettles' homesite looked like prior to the growth of the many trees and shrubs the Bettles planted. The flagpole was set in place shortly after the house was moved onto the property."
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