Photograph of a group of people in and around swimming pool at Ladd's Resort, Las...

Group of people, primarily children posing near the swimming pool at Ladd's Resort, the Las Vegas Ranch.

Photograph of water tank in the Nevada desert, pre-1950

Water tank in the desert. Sign on windmill reads: Fairbanks-Morse Steel Eclipse.

Aerial photograph of downtown Las Vegas looking east toward Frenchman Mountain, post-1953

Aerial view of downtown Las Vegas looking east toward Frenchman Mountains. The following buildings are visible in the photograph: Lucky Casino, Horseshoe Casino, Fremont Hotel and Casino, Four Queens Casino, Golden Nugget, El Cortez Hotel, First...

Photograph of Lost City restorations and Lake Mead, Nevada, 1939

The waters of Lake Mead lapping at the base of the restorations of the Lost City.

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Aerial photograph of flood path, Eldorado Canyon to Nelson's Landing, September 14, 1974

Aerial view of the path of the flood down Eldorado Canyon to Nelson's Landing.

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Photograph of a man standing next to an artesian well, circa early 1900's

Man standing next to an artesian well with the Sheep Mountains in the background. Top right corner of photo had been torn off; photo restored by Annie Sattler.

Photograph of Arabell Hafner sitting on the remains of the St. Thomas School, 1948

Arabell Hafner sitting on the remains of the St. Thomas School.

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Photograph of water seeping into restored pit and dwellings of Lost City, Nevada, 1939

Pithouse in the Lost City restorations undermined by rising Lake Mead water.

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Photograph of a Union Pacific tour-bus on Highway 93, Nevada, circa 1933

A Union Pacific tour-bus in a pullout overlooking Hemenway Wash off Highway 93.

Photograph of Floyd Francis and Jake Beckley in the swimming hole on the Von Tobel and...

Floyd Francis (center), Jake Beckley (right), and unidentified man in the "Old Swimming Hole" on the Von Tobel and Beckley property

Photograph looking east across the Las Vegas Valley from Whitney Mesa towards Lake...

Looking east across the Las Vegas Valley from Whitney Mesa towards Lake Mead.

Photograph of Fortification Hill and the Colorado River, Clark County, before 1931

View of Fortification Hill from Hemenway Wash across the Colorado River

Aerial photograph of Saint Thomas, Nevada, being covered by Lake Mead, June 1938

Aerial view of St. Thomas, Nevada, being covered by Lake Mead. Stamped on back of photo: Photograph by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder Canyon Project, Boulder City, Nevada

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Photograph of the Arivada Ferry, 1916-1920

Arivada Ferry, owned by Jim Cashman and operated by Pop Emery. Its primary purpose was to provide a way for Arizonans to get to Nevada where prohibition was not as strictly enforced.

Photograph of two women in St. Thomas, circa 1948

Two women pretending to fish off a foundation of a house in St. Thomas.

Photograph of fields of Las Vegas Ranch and Las Vegas Valley to the northeast, circa 1905

Looking northeast from the bench over the Old Mormon Fort across the Las Vegas Valley.

Photograph of a Union Pacific Railroad crew dismantling the St. Thomas rail spur,...

The Union Pacific Railroad sends a wrecking crew into the St. Thomas area to reclaim several miles of branch line.

Photograph of the meadow, Las Vegas Ranch, circa 1905

Meadow to the north of the house on the Las Vegas Ranch.

Aerial photograph of Las Vegas Strip, 1952

Aerial view of Las Vegas Strip, 1952, from the Flamingo Hotel looking north. Downtown Las Vegas can be seen in the distance.

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Photograph of first artesian well in Las Vegas Valley on Taylor Ranch, Clark County,...

Six men, five identified and one unidentified standing near a flowing artesian well with a drilling rig nearby on the Taylor Ranch.

Panoramic photograph of Fort Callville on the Colorado River, before 1935

Panorama of Fort Callville on the Colorado River. Anson Call was a Mormon pioneer and settler of many communities in the Utah Territory and surrounding states.

Photograph of Murl Emery work dock with Lake Mead rising in the background, 1935

Murl Emery work dock, 1935, with Lake Mead rising

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Photograph looking north across the Las Vegas Valley from Whitney Mesa towards the...

Looking north across the Las Vegas Valley from Whitney Mesa towards the Sheep Mountains.

Photograph of footbridge over Las Vegas Creek, circa 1905

Footbridge over the Las Vegas Creek.

Photograph of trees and house at Las Vegas Ranch, circa 1905

Trees and house on the Las Vegas Ranch.