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Photograph of a party of salvagers, St. Thomas, Nevada, June, 1938

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Title Photograph of a party of salvagers, St. Thomas, Nevada, June, 1938
Creator Edwards, Elbert B. @LoC
Description A group of men dismantling a house and loading the fruits of their labors on a truck. The waters of the rising Lake Mead are in the foreground. Transcribed from photo sleeve: "a party of salvagers are almost too late in dismantling the last of the St. Thomas residences. (c. 1942) (photo by E. Edwards)"
Source 0214:0374 Elbert Edwards Photo Collection;
Date 1938
Coverage Saint Thomas; Clark Nevada; United States;
Subject Salvage; Reservoirs; Men; Abandoned buildings; Automobiles; Floods; Ghost towns; United States--Lake Mead;
Type Still Image;
Language eng
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Format image/tiff 4.68 x 2.82 inches
Publisher University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries
Identifier http://digital.library.unlv.edu:81/u?/hln,155

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