Photograph looking east through the remains of Saint Thomas, 1964

Looking east through the remains of Saint Thomas from just south of Lord's Garage. Hannig's Ice Cream Parlor's remains are visible in the distance.

1964-03-25

Photograph of North Las Vegas golf course, westward direction, circa 1965

North Las Vegas golf course with Parks and Recreation Building and city water tanks.

Photograph of a collapsing pit house, part of the Lost City restoration, undermined by...

Waters of Lake Mead seep through to undermine Lost City restorations

2024-12-04

Aerial photograph of airplane and Las Vegas Airfield, Nevada, circa 1940

Aerial view of an airplane and the Las Vegas Airstrip before the Army Air Corps took over the fields.

Photograph of flooding in the Nevada desert, circa 1950

Flooding in the desert

Aerial photograph of downtown Las Vegas, after 1956

Aerial view of downtown Las Vegas and the valley looking towards Frenchman Mountain.

Photograph of sewer outlet, Pittman, Nevada, April 27, 1944

Outlet of 4'' concrete sanitary sewer in Pittman.

1944-04-27

Aerial photograph of snow around the Flamingo Hotel, late 1940s

Aerial view looking south of the Flamingo Hotel in the late 1940s. Note the snow on the ground.

Photograph of leveling sand dunes west of the water tower in Boulder City, circa 1931

Bulldozers leveling sand dunes west of the water tower in Boulder City.

Photograph of White Rock Spring at the Nevada Test Site, post-1960

White Rock Spring on the Nevada Test Site

Aerial photograph of Pittman, Nevada, April 30, 1942

Pittman, Nevada from the air.

1942-04-30

Photograph of Bill Tomiyasu and children standing in his wheat field, Las Vegas, circa...

Bill, Kiyu, and Nanyu Tomiyasu in their wheat field looking northwest

Photograph of irrigation pond at Wilson Ranch (Spring Mountain Ranch); September 1921

Irrigation school at Wilson Ranch, 30 miles from Las Vegas.

1921-09-01

Aerial photograph of the Las Vegas Valley looking northwest towards Mount Charleston, 1945

Aerial view of the Las Vegas Valley looking northwest towards Mount Charleston.

2024-12-04

Aerial photograph of head of Lake Mead, November 29, 1948

Aerial view of the head of Lake Mead, the outlet of the Grand Canyon. Printed in lower left corner: 3A0, 306 Head of Lake Mead 11-29-48. Clock face visible in lower right corner of photograph.

1948-11-29

Aerial photograph of Sunrise Mountain and Nellis AFB area, circa 1949

Sunrise Mountain and Nellis AFB area looking east.

Photograph of flooding on the Las Vegas Strip, circa 1970

Flooding on the Las Vegas Strip, Dunes Hotel and Country Club in the background

Aerial photograph of Cashman Field and remains of the Mormon Fort looking northeast, 1960

Aerial view of Cashman Field and Old Mormon Fort looking northeast.

1960-12-04

Photograph of John Quincy Lisle at the edge of his reservoir, Las Vegas, circa 1930

Lisle stands at the edge of the reservoir fed by an artesian well on his homestead.

Photograph of backhoe digging a trench for a water line, Amargosa Valley, Nevada, 1980

A backhoe digging a trench for the installation of an irrigation water line.

1980-12-04

Aerial photograph showing construction of the Union Plaza Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas,...

Construction of the Union Plaza Hotel and Casino looking southeast.

1971-02-10

Photograph of the flooded Charleston Underpass, Las Vegas, before 1960

Flooding in Las Vegas at the Charleston Underpass.

Photograph of artesian well throwing 60 inches of water, after 1950

Man opening a valve to let an artesian well run

Photograph of flooding in the Las Vegas area, circa 1950s

Flooding in Las Vegas

Photograph of town taken near sewer outlet, Pittman, Nevada, April 27, 1944

Pittman's sewer outlet near town.

1944-04-27