Record Details
Photograph of two cars abandoned by their owners in St. Thomas, Nevada, April 11, 1948
UNLV Digital Collections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Photograph of two cars abandoned by their owners in St. Thomas, Nevada, April 11, 1948 |
| Creator | Russell, William S.; |
| Description | Remains of two cars, most likely near the remains of Hugh Lord's shop, in St Thomas, Nevada, when the town emerged from the waters of Lake Mead in 1945 Bureau of Reclamation typed notes appended to back of photo: Boulder Canyon Project--Nevada--Region 3 St. Thomas, Nevada, was founded by the Mormons in 1855. In its heyday there were about 800 residents in the village. The "Main Street" was a part of the old Arrowhead Trail, which led from Salt Lake City, Utah to Los Angeles, California. In June 1938 the town was abandoned by its residents, which at that time were few in number because of the rising waters of Lake Mead that submerged the... |
| Contributor | United States. Bureau of Reclamation @LoC |
| Source | 0071:0064 Bureau of Reclamation Collection; |
| Date | 1948-04-11 |
| Coverage | Mead, Lake; Saint Thomas; Clark; Nevada United States |
| Subject | Mountains; United States--Lake Mead; Flood damage; |
| Type | Still Image; |
| Language | eng |
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| Format | image/tiff 9.97 x 8 inches |
| Publisher | University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries |
| Identifier | http://digital.library.unlv.edu:81/u?/hln,234 |
