Record Details
Photograph of a drill rig putting down the hole for the first well in the Las Vegas Heights District, circa 1907
UNLV Digital Collections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Photograph of a drill rig putting down the hole for the first well in the Las Vegas Heights District, circa 1907 |
| Description | Drilling in the Las Vegas Heights District with Mr. Booth and Mr. Madison performing the work. Transcribed from front of photo: "1st well. Vegas Hts. About 1907. Booth & Madison, Drillers."; Transcribed from photo sleeve: "A drill rig which put down the hole for the first well in the Las Vegas Heights District in Las Vegas in 1907. The crew were Booth and Madison." Information provided by Special Collections: "Early Las Vegas History by Florence Lee Jones, April 1970: Because Las Vegas was in an artesian belt, many small ranches were developed in the area as the result of drilling and bringing in flowing wells which required no pumping. This was in the era from 1905, when the town was established, until after World War II. Then the water table dropped drastically because of increasing demands for water for the growing population. The picture shown here... |
| Source | 0204:0026 Jacob E. Von Tobel Collection; |
| Date | 1905-1909 |
| Coverage | Las Vegas; Clark; Nevada; United States; |
| Subject | Artesian wells; Artesian wells--Equipment and supplies; Drilling and boring machinery; Men; |
| Type | Still Image; |
| Language | eng |
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| Format | image/tiff 8.04 x 10.05 inches |
| Publisher | University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries |
| Identifier | http://digital.library.unlv.edu:81/u?/hln,148 |
