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Photograph of temporary shanty town along Colorado River, circa 1931

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Title Photograph of temporary shanty town along Colorado River, circa 1931
Description Shack town filled with people waiting for jobs building the Hoover Dam. Written on back: 4-18-31
Contributor Union Pacific Railroad Company @LoC
Source 0043:0028 Union Pacific Railroad Photo Collection;
Date 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935
Coverage Colorado River; Hemenway Wash Clark; Mohave Nevada; Arizona United States
Subject Dwellings; Rivers; Mountains; North America--Colorado River;
Type Still Image;
Language eng
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Format image/tiff 10.03 x 8.15 inches
Publisher University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries
Identifier http://digital.library.unlv.edu:81/u?/hln,22

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