Record Details
Photograph looking southeast through the remains of the post office in St. Thomas, Nevada, 1948
UNLV Digital Collections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Photograph looking southeast through the remains of the post office in St. Thomas, Nevada, 1948 |
| Creator | Russell, William S.; |
| Description | The remains of the St. Thomas post office and Harry Gentry's store with Lake Mead in the background 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 | 0071:0065 Bureau of Reclamation Collection; |
| Date | 1948-04-11 |
| Coverage | Mead, Lake; Saint Thomas; Clark; Nevada; United States; |
| Subject | United States--Lake Mead; Mountains; Landscapes; 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,332 |
