Record Details
Aerial photograph of Las Vegas looking northeast, circa 1931
UNLV Digital Collections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Aerial photograph of Las Vegas looking northeast, circa 1931 |
| Description | Aerial view of Las Vegas looking northeast Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Aerial view of Las Vegas, 1931. Center foreground are the Union Pacific R.R. Co. shops with two tall standpipes. Las Vegas High School, gym, and adjoining Butcher Memorial Football Field are at the right of center." Information provided by Special Collections: "Early Las Vegas History, about 1931, by Florence Lee Jones - March 1969: This aerial view of Las Vegas was taken in about 1931, at the start of the Boulder Dam construction period. The new Las Vegas High School had been opened the year before (note the cluster of buildings at Seventh Street and Bridger Avenue, right of center, with the high school, gymnasium and adjoining Butcher Memorial Football Field (Las Vegas High). In the center foreground... |
| Source | 0204:0052 Jacob E. Von Tobel Collection; |
| Date | 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933 |
| Coverage | Las Vegas; Clark; Nevada; United States; |
| Subject | Aerial photographs; cities & towns; Deserts; Dirt roads; Dwellings; Nevada--Las Vegas; Railroad yards; Roads; Streets; Schools; |
| 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 10.09 x 8.15 inches |
| Publisher | University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries |
| Identifier | http://digital.library.unlv.edu:81/u?/hln,345 |
