Record Details
Postcard showing Old Fort Callville near Las Vegas, before 1938
UNLV Digital Collections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Postcard showing Old Fort Callville near Las Vegas, before 1938 |
| Creator | Oakes, L. J. |
| Description | Colorized photograph of Fort Callville on the banks of the Colorado River. Transcribed from back of postcard: "Fort Collville (sic) on the Colorado above the Hoover Dam was established in early days as a trading post and terminus for river boats plying up the river from the gulf to this point. The old fort will be entirely under water when the lake is formed by the construction of Hoover Dam." |
| Source | 0001:0076 Ferron-Bracken Photo Collection; |
| Date | 1928-1938 |
| Coverage | Colorado River; Fort Callville; Hoover Dam; Clark Nevada United States |
| Subject | Fortification; Dams; Rivers; United States--Hoover Dam; North America--Colorado River; Deserts; Building; |
| Type | Still Image; |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | This material may be protected by copyright. Personal, including educational and academic, use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University Libraries is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from the University Libraries. For further information please contact Digital Collections: http://digital.library.unlv.edu/contact |
| Format | image/tiff 5.56 x 3.51 inches |
| Publisher | University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries |
| Identifier | http://digital.library.unlv.edu:81/u?/hln,37 |
