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

View from the back side of the Lost City restorations looking out into the approaching water.

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Photograph of a water wheel in the Muddy River near Logandale, Nevada, after 1936

Man standing next to a water wheel in the Muddy River near Logandale, Nevada.

Aerial photograph of the Las Vegas Strip, circa 1975

Aerial view of Las Vegas Strip, looking north from MGM Grand Hotel and the Dunes.

Photograph of Daniel Bonnelli's home at landing on Colorado River, circa 1920

The remains of Daniel Bonelli's house on the Colorado River, covered by Lake Mead

Photograph of Elbert Edwards at Fort Callville, Nevada, circa 1938

Elbert Edwards standing on one of the walls of Fort Callville nearly surrounded by the rising waters of Lake Mead.

Photograph of Tamarisk trees sticking out of the water in St. Thomas, Nevada, circa...

The tops of tamerisk trees show above the water line of Lake Mead at St. Thomas, Nevada.

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Photograph of men laying sewer pipe in Boulder City, circa 1931

Laying a sewer line in Boulder City.

Photograph of water pump in Colorado River used for upper concrete batch plant, circa 1931

Pump in the Colorado River for the upper concrete batch plant

Photograph of the east Las Vegas Valley with Sunrise and Frenchman Mountains, circa 1905

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

Aerial photograph of Downtown Henderson looking south towards Railroad Pass, circa 1963

Aerial view of Henderson looking south towards Railroad Pass

Photograph of Mary Corkhill drawing a bucket of water from the Las Vegas Creek, circa 1905

Mary Corkhill drawing a bucket of water from the Las Vegas Creek

Photograph of Cottonwood Aerial Ferry, 1930-1935

Cottonwood Aerial Ferry carried customers between Searchlight, Nevada and Chloride, Arizona. It is now under Lake Mohave. Sign with ferry rates: Car $2.00, Truck $2.50, Motorcycle $1.00, Horseman .50, Stock .50, Pedestrian .25

Photograph of Cottonwood Landing on the Colorado River, 1946

Landing at Cottonwood on the Colorado River

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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.

Photograph of the top of the St. Thomas, Nevada school, Lake Mead, circa June, 1938

The remains of the St. Thomas school building about to disappear under the waters of Lake Mead.

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Photograph of clean-up operations at Nelson's Landing, September 16, 1974

A dumptruck and an excavator cleaning up Nelson's landing two days after the September 14, 1974 flood.

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Photograph of Lake Mead approaching the Lost City restorations, Nevada, 1938

View from the northwest of the Lost City restorations.

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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas looking north, circa 1963

Aerial view of Las Vegas looking north

Postcard with view of Goodsprings, Nevada, after 1910

View of Goodsprings from the bench over the town.

Photograph of Las Vegas Creek in winter, Las Vegas Ranch, circa 1905

Ice in the Las Vegas Creek on the Las Vegas Ranch.

Aerial photograph of Twin Lakes/Lorenzi Park. Las Vegas, 1965

Aerial view of Twin Lakes/Lorenzi Park in 1965.

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Photograph of Raymond A. ''Pete'' West standing on flume of water wheel he built in...

Raymond A. ''Pete'' West standing on flume of water wheel he built in 1936 on Muddy River near Logandale, Nevada

Photograph of scuba operations at Nelson's Landing, September 15, 1974

Three men in scuba gear on the rocks at Nelson's Landing the day after the September 14, 1974 flood.

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Photograph looking west across the Las Vegas Valley towards the Spring Mountains

Looking west across the Las Vegas Valley towards the Spring Mountains.

Mounted photograph of Peter Buol next to his artesian well in the Las Vegas Valley, 1914

Peter Buol, first mayor of Las Vegas, and two other men next to a drilling rig and a flowing artesian well. Photograph was mounted on cardboard.

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