Photograph of Hemenway Wash and Colorado River from Highway 93, Clark County, circa 1929

Looking east through Hemenway Wash towards the Colorado River from the newly constructed Highway 93.

Photograph of bridge over Vegas Creek, Las Vegas, circa 1900

Photograph of bridge over Las Vegas Creek south of the Old Mormon Fort.

Photograph of two woman near springs in Las Vegas, circa 1912

Two unidentified women standing next to the big Las Vegas Spring.

Photograph of the Merle Emery Ferry, before 1930

Unidentified people and car on the Merle Emery Ferry crossing the Colorado River.

Photograph of steamshovel working on the road to the Hoover Dam construction site,...

Steamshovel working on the road to the Hoover Dam construction site looking east over the Colorado River.

Aerial photograph of the Colorado River between Fortification Hill and Hemenway Wash,...

Aerial view of the Colorado River looking north between Fortification Hill and Hemenway Wash.

Aerial photograph taken of Black Canyon, before 1930

Aerial view of Black Canyon prior to the construction of Hoover Dam

Photograph of swimmers in a salt water hole near the junction of the Virgin and...

Five unidentified men swimming in pool near the salt mines near the confluence of the Virgin and Colorado Rivers.

Photograph of flowing artesian well with group of unidentified people, before 1920

Flowing artesian well and a group of unidentified people.

Photograph of Cashman Ferry, before 1930

View of the Colorado River at the site of the Cashman Ferry

Photograph of irrigation headgate with water, before 1930

Water flowing through an irrigation headgate.

Aerial photograph of Las Vegas in the mid to late 1930s

Aerial photo of Las Vegas looking south.

Photograph of a ferry on the Colorado River, before 1930

Ferry on the Colorado River, possibly Merle Emery Ferry

Aerial photograph of Union Pacific Railroad yards, Las Vegas, late 1920s

Aerial view of Las Vegas and Union Pacific Railroad yards.

Aerial photograph of Las Vegas and surrounding valley, circa 1920

Aerial view of Las Vegas looking west.

Aerial photograph of Las Vegas in the 1920s

Aerial photograph of Las Vegas looking north.

Photograph of a man working on a drilling rig, Taylor Ranch, before 1910

Man working on a drilling rig at the Taylor Ranch.

Photograph of the Colorado River above Black Canyon, before 1930

Looking north up the Colorado River from Hemenway Wash.

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Photograph of two unidentified women on the bridge at Indian Springs, Nevada, circa 1930.

Two women standing on the bridge that spans over the creek at Indian Springs, Nevada.

Aerial photograph of the Colorado River and Hemenway Wash, before 1935

Hemenway Wash, located at the bend of the Colorado River just upstream of Black Canyon, before the construction of Hoover dam.

Aerial photograph of Railroad Pass, Nevada, before 1930

Aerial view of Railroad Pass looking south, U.S 93 and U.S. 95 can be seen as dirt roads.

Photograph of construction of a water tank in Boulder City, circa 1931

Construction of a water tank in Boulder City.

Photograph of temporary shanty town along Colorado River, circa 1931

Shack town filled with people waiting for jobs building the Hoover Dam.

Photograph of Blue Diamond/Cottonwood Valley, Nevada, before 1930

View looking northeast over Blue Diamond towards the Spring Mountains.

Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, 1920s

Aerial view of Las Vegas looking northwest over the Union Pacific Railroad yards.