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0189United States Park Service
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Nevada
0001 Map of Nevada from Collier's Atlas and Gazetteer, 1936. 12/2 (with neg.)
Las Vegas
0002 Navy planes at Las Vegas Nevada airport after flying. 8/35 (neg. only)
Boulder City
0003 Main entrance to Boulder City after rocks and refuse have been cleared.
1/36. (neg. only)
0004 Main entrance to Boulder City showing rocks and refuse to be cleared.
1/36. (negative only)
0005 Project 709, main entrance to Boulder City after rocks and refuse have been
Cleared up. 1/36. (neg. only)
0006 Main entrance to Boulder City showing rocks and refuse to be cleared. 1/36
(neg. only)
0007 Looking northward toward Boulder City. 10/35. (neg. only)
0008 Forma Six Companies Hospital being remodeled for an administration building
For B.D.R.A. Sept. 1937 (with neg.)
0009 General view of administration building at Boulder Dam Recreation Area. 3/31/38 (with neg.)
0010 Museum and Administration Building. 1/10/38. (with neg.)
0011 First floor plan museum. 2/38. (with neg.)
0012 Museum, basement floor plan. 2/11/38. (with neg.)
0013 Foot of stairway in basement museum room. Camera facing approximately east 1/10/38 (with neg.)
0014 Basement museum room, showing foot of stairway and basement door in southwest wall of room. 1/10/38 (with neg.)
0015 Basement museum room, looking north, showing north corner of room. 1/10/38 (with neg.)
0016 Center of basement museum room, looking southwest, showing space underneath Stairs which may be used for diorama installation. 1/10/38 (with neg.)
0017 East corner, basement museum room. 1/10/38 (with neg.)
0018 First floor museum room; looking north. Door at right leads to administrative Offices. Door at right to outside. 1/10/38 (with neg.)
0019 National Park Service headquarters. Boulder City. (with neg.)
0020 National Park Service Headquarters. Boulder City. (with neg.)
0021 Building, Camp Williston. (with neg.)
0022 Another building, Camp Williston. (with neg.)
0023 Another building, Camp Williston. (with neg.)
0024 Another building, Camp Williston. (with neg.)
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Boulder City (cont.)
0025 Another building, Camp Williston. (with neg.)
0026 Building, Camp Williston (National Park Service Superintendent's office)(with neg.)
0027 Another building, Camp Williston. (with neg.)
0028 Another building, Camp Williston. (with neg.)
0029 Another building, Camp Williston. (with neg.)
0030 Another building, Camp Williston. (with neg.)
0031 Another building, Camp Williston. (with neg.)
0032 Another building, Camp Williston. (with neg.)
0033 New hangar of Grand Canyon, Boulder Dam Tours, Sept. 1937. (with neg.)
0034 View of ECW and NPS garage at Boulder City. 9/28/36 (neg. only)
0035 General view of ECW and NPS utility area at Boulder City, looking northerly. 9/21/36 (neg. only)
0036 Buildings used for CCC barracks and NPS offices at Boulder City. 9/21/36 (neg. only)
0037 Six Companies Hospital, which Mr. Burlew suggested might be used as an NPS Administration building. 9/29/36 (neg. only)
0038 Rear view of ECW and NPS truck and equipment sheds at Boulder City. 9/28/36 (neg. only)
0039 View of oil house in ECW and NPS utility area at Boulder City. 9/28/36 (neg. only)
0040 View of ECW and NPS warehouse at Boulder City. 9/28/36 (neg. only)
0041 Prow of boat received from Mare Island at Boulder Dam, showing bad cracks. 6/29/36 (neg. only)
0042 Project 112, laying foundation for garage, one of the first groups of facilitating Buildings. 1/36 (neg. only)
0043 Same as above, slightly different view.
0044 Seventeen Navy planes landed at the airport, B.D.R.A. Jan. 22, 1938. (with neg.)
0045 More distant view of U.S. Navy planes which landed at the National Park Service. Jan. 1938 (with neg.)
0046 Outhouse, front view. (with neg.)
0047 Same outhouse as #46, back view. (with neg.)
0048 Picnic ramada overlooking Lake Mead.
0048a Boulder Beach Ranger Station. (neg. only)
0049 Boulder Beach campground. (with neg.)
0050 Boulder Beach campground, different view. (with neg.)
0051 Boulder Beach campground, different view. (with neg.)
0052 Caterpillar operation showing terrain. Boulder Dam, Valley of Fire. Nov. 1935. (neg. only)
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Boulder City (cont.)
0053 Compressor and jack hammer crew starting deep cut on roadway above contour Boulder Lake, Boulder Dam, Valley of Fire State Park. Nov. 1935 (neg only)
0054 Blast on road above contour. Boulder Lake, Boulder Dam. Valley of Fire. Nov. 1935. (neg. only)
0055 Caterpillar and hydraulic scraper constructing road above contour, Boulder Lake. Nov. 1935. (neg. only)
0056 Caterpillar and bulldozer constructing road above contour. Boulder Lake. Nov. 1935. (neg. only)
0057 Completed bridge. August 1935. (neg. only)
0058 Bridge construction over irrigation ditch. August 1935. (neg. only)
0059 Jackhammer crew. August 1935. (neg. only)
0060 Lay concrete culvert, Boulder Dam. Rim of lake highway. August 1935. (neg. only)
0061 Gravel crews loading, while caterpillar backs up new material. August 1935. (neg. only)
0062 Concrete apron at dip. August 1935. (neg. only)
0063 Enrollee operator on caterpillar. August 1935. (neg. only)
0064 Type of headwall for culverts used on road above contour. Boulder Lake. Nov. 1935. (neg. only)
0065 Terrain through which road is being constructed above Boulder Lake, Nov. 1935. (neg. only)
Colorado River-Hoover Dam
0066 Director Robert Fechner (center) of the Civilian Conservation Corps; Assistant Director Wirth (right) of the National Park Service, and engineer Irving Harris of the Bureau of Reclamation on trip through Boulder Dam and powerhouse. (with neg.)
0067 Boulder Dam. 9/9/40 (with neg.)
0068 View of tremendous proportions of Boulder Lake (for details see print). 12/4/39. (with neg.)-(photo from book or magazine)
0069 View of Boulder Dam and Lake Mead. (Negative with Union Pacific Railroad). 12/7/39. (with neg.)
0070 View showing construction work on powerhouse (for more details see print). 12/7/39. Photo from a book or a magazine. (with neg.)
0071 panorama of Boulder Dam and lower part of Lake Mead, 12/4/39. (with neg.)
0072 Views of Boulder Dam. (details are written on the print). 12/4/39 (with neg.)
0073 View of Boulder Dam from the Arizona side (for details see print), 12/7/39. (with neg.)
0074 Dam and powerhouse construction from book: Boulder Dam of the Great Southwest by Ralph B. Simmons…1936. (1/4/40) (with neg.)
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Colorado River-Hoover Dam (cont.)
0075 Upper face of Hoover Dam from the Arizona side looking across to Nevada. (Boulder Dam area), Jan. 1936. (with neg.)
0076 A motor boat turning at the upper face of the unfilled reservoir from the Arizona side. Boulder Dam Area, Jan. 1936.
0077 Lower face of the dam (Boulder) from Nevada, looking toward Arizona, Jan. 1936. (with neg.)
0078 Diagram of Boulder Dam in construction from book: Boulder Dam of the Great Southwest, by Ralph B. Simmons…1936. (1/4/40) (with neg.)
0079 Approach to Boulder Dam. (neg. only)
0080 Upstream face of the dam, taken from the air, looking towards the Arizona side. Note spillways and highway construction. 8/9/36 (neg. only)
0081 Upstream face of the dam taken from the air, looking towards the Nevada side. 8/9/36. (neg. only)
0082 Downstream face of the dam, taken from the air, looking towards the Arizona side. Note high tension switching gear in foreground, and spill system on Arizona side, 8/9/36. (neg. only)
0083 Looking down on dam from the air, almost directly above Arizona spillway, looking towards Nevada side, 8/9/36. (neg. only)
0084 Spillway tunnel on Arizona side, Boulder Dam, 6/29/36. (neg. only)
0085 Downstream face of Boulder Dam, taken from Nevada side, 6/29/36 (neg. only)
0086 Same
0087 Downstream face of Boulder Dam, taken from Nevada side, 6.29.36. (neg. only)
0088 Site of spillway in dike at Farmington Bay, 7/1/36. (neg. only)
0089 Forming steel for spillway in dike at Farmington Bay, 7/1/36. (neg. only)
0089a Enrollees getting gravel for road construction and maintenance required to haul dike material to project, 7/14/36. (neg. only)
0089b Stripping face of gravel pit and screening gravel for concrete for spillways on Farmington Bay Dikes. (neg. only)
0089c Setting form work and reinforcing steel for spillway in dike on Farmington Bay. Levee project, 7/14/36. (neg. only)
0090 Looking northerly across spillway on dike at Farmington Bay, 7/1/36. (neg. only)
0091 Spillway on Arizona side of Boulder Dam, 6/29/36. (neg. only)
0092 Intake tower on Arizona side of Boulder Dam. Taken from launch on Lake Mead. 8/8/36. (neg. only)
0093 Intake tower on Arizona side of Boulder Dam. Taken from launch on Lake Mead. Another view of the same tower. 8/8/36. (neg. only)
0094 Intake tower on Arizona side of Boulder Dam. Taken from launch on Lake Mead. Another view of the same tower. Note airplane above tower, 8/8/36. (neg. only)
0095 Both intake tower on Arizona side of Boulder Dam, 8/8/36. (neg. only)
0096 Upstream face of Boulder Dam. Taken from launch, 8/8/36. (neg. only)
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Colorado River-Hoover Dam (cont.)
0097 Upstream face of Boulder Dam, taken from launch. A little further from dam. 8/8/36. (neg. only)
0098 Upstream face of Boulder Dam. Black Canyon in foreground, 8/8/36. (neg. only)
0099 Boulder Dam from the air, looking at downstream side of the dam towards the Nevada side, from the Arizona side. 8/9/36. (neg. only)
Colorado River, Lake Mead
0100 Wildlife survey (Biological Survey, Dept. of Agriculture) marker forbidding shooting in this area. Located on road to beach. 9/29/36. (neg. only)
0101 Looking south toward Colorado River from flat mesa on north side. 10/35. (neg. on H.)
0102 Looking toward Bitter Wash and Boulder Wash, NE. 10/35 (neg. only)
0103 Looking toward Bitter Wash and Boulder Wash, NE…another view. 10/35 (neg. only)
0104 Boat Island on Boulder Lake. 10/35 (neg. only)
0105 View west of country around Boulder Lake near Boat Island. 10/35 (neg. only)
0106 Parking space overlooking Hemenway Wash. Boulder Lake area. 1/36 (neg. only)
0107 Looking up Hemenway Wash from Lake Mead. 10/35 (neg. only)
0108 Looking northwest across Hemenway Wash from highway in bottom of wash. 10/35 (neg. only)
0109 Looking northwest across Hemenway Wash from highway (another view). 10/35. (neg. only(
0110 Panorama north across Hemenway Wash from Observation Point. 10/35 (neg. only)
0111 Panorama, north across Hemenway Wash from Observation Point. 10/35 (neg. only)
0112 North from Nelson Road toward Muddy Mountains. 1/36 (neg. only)
0113 Observation Point. 10/35 (neg. only)
0114 Stone wall built by CCC enrollees at Observation Point. Boulder Dam Recreation Area. Memorial to Dr. Mead in right center. 12/11/36. (with neg.)
0115 Island built by CCC enrollees in parking area at Observation Point. Boulder Dam Recreation Area. 12/11/36 (with neg.)
0116 Panorama from Lookout Point south of Boulder City. 10/35 (neg. only)
0117 Same. (neg. only)
0118 Panorama from Lookout Point south of Boulder City. 10/35 (neg. only)
0119 Looking southwest from Lookout Point on edge of Colorado River Canyon. 10/35 (neg. only)
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Colorado River, Lake Mead (cont.)
0120 View south on lake to one of interesting formations near Temple. 10/35 (neg. only)
0121 The Temple near Lake Mead. 5/11/38 (w/neg.)
0122 View east on Boulder Lake to the Temple. Another view. 10/35 (w/neg.)
0123 Boulder Dam area, the Temple Boulder Lake. 11/35 (w/neg.) Another view.
0124 The Temple, from Boulder Lake. 1/36 (neg. only)
0125 The Temple---on boat trips to Pierce's Ferry. 9/37 (w/neg.)
0126 Panorama looking west along Virgin Arm of Boulder Lake. 10/35 (neg. only)
0127 Same as above…another view.
0128 Panorama looking north up Virgin Arm of Boulder Lake. 10/35 (neg. only)
0129 Same as above.
0130 Looking east to Virgin Mountains. 10/35 (neg. only)
0131 Types of peculiar formations found along Virgin arm. 10/35 (neg. only)
0132 Types of formation along west shore along Virgin arm. 10/35 (neg. only)
0133 Looking north up Virgin Arm. 10/35 (neg. only)
0134 North up Virgin arm to head of Lake Mead. 10/35 (neg. only)
0135 Looking east to Virgin Mountains from boat on Virgin Arm. 10/35 (neg. only)
0136 Looking north up Virgin arm of Boulder Lake, at junction with main body. 10/35 (neg. only)
0137 Virgin arm of Boulder Lake. 1/36 (neg. only)
0138 Erosion on rocky ridge east of Virgin arm. 1/36 (neg. only)
0139 View of lake Mead from air. 8/9/36. (neg. only)
0140 Beach development from the air. Babcock and Wilcox Plant in foreground. 8/9/36 (neg. only)
0141 View of beach development taken from observation point near Babcock and Wilcox Plant at Boulder Dam. 6/29/36 (neg. only)
0142 Ultimate high water marker at Lake Mead. 6/29/36 (neg. only)
0143 Beach development on shore of Lake Mead. 6/29/36 (neg. only)
0144 Looking across lower launch. 8/8/36. (neg. only)
0145 Looking up Black Canyon from launch on Lake Mead, near Boulder Dam. 8/8/36. (neg. only)
0146 Project 402, showing logs, lumber, and debris at high water line, to be cleared and burned. 1/36 (neg. only)
0147 Project 402, showing how logs and refuse gathered at high water line. 1/36. (neg. only)
0148 Project 402, shore party of enrollees landing to gather logs and refuse on high water line. Boulder Lake, 1/36. (neg. only)
0149 Man and truck overlooking Lake Mead.
0150 Boulder Lake. 10/35. (neg. only)
0151 Boulder Lake. 10/35. (neg. only)
0152 Boulder Lake. 10/35. (neg. only)
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Colorado River, Lake Mead (cont.)
0153 Boulder Lake. 10/35. (neg. only)
0154 Looking west showing Boulder Lake, west of Boulder Canyon, 10/35. (neg. only)
0155 View west on Boulder Lake showing type of country west of Boulder Canyon. 10/35 (neg. only)
0156 Boulder Canyon, looking west, 10/35. (neg. only)
0157 Looking east on Boulder Lake east of Boulder Canyon 10/35. (neg. only)
0158 Boulder Lake east of Boulder Canyon. 10/35 (neg. only)
0159 Looking east on Boulder Lake toward Boulder Canyon. 10/35. (Neg. Only)
0160 The launch Paiute in which survey of region was made. 10/35 (neg. only)
0161 Launch Paiute owned by Murl Emery Inc. Boulder Lake 10/35 (neg. only)
0162 On Boulder Lake, Mr. Edwards and Mr. Knight. 10/35. (neg. only)
0163 Looking east entering Boulder Canyon, 10/35. (neg. only)
0164 Boulder Canyon, looking east, 10/35. (neg. only)
0165 Boulder Canyon, looking east, 10/35. (neg. only)
0166 Boulder Canyon, looking east, 10/35. (neg. only)
0167 Outlet of Boulder Canyon into lower lake, taken from launch. View looking upstream. 8/8/36. (neg. only)
0168 Inlet to Boulder Cany9on from Lake Mead, looking upstream 8/8/36. (neg. only)
0169 Same as above. Further upstream. (neg. only)
0170 Looking up Boulder Canyon, from launch, about half way through canyon. 8/8/36. (neg. only)
0171 Another view up Boulder Canyon, further down stream. 8/8/36. (neg. only)
0172 View in Boulder Canyon, 8/8/36. (neg. only)
0173 Looking westerly from upper end of lake. View just before entering Boulder Canyon, 8/8/36. (neg. only)
Colorado River, Lake Mead, Boulder Canyon
0174 Boulder Canyon, looking downstream, 11/35 (with neg.)
0175 Boulder Canyon, looking upstream, 11/35 (e/neg.)
0176 Motor boats passing in Black Canyon, Boulder Dam area, 1/36 (w/neg.)
0177 Black Canyon, just above the dam, Fortification Hill in the distance and to the right Boulder Dam area. 1/36 (w/neg.)
0178 Sparse vegetation on the rocky cliffs above a narrow side canyon that soon will be filled. 1/36 (w/neg.)
0179 Wild burros have made numerous trails across the sparsely covered hills s they come for water; Boulder Dam area, 1/36. (with neg.)
0180 Upper Boulder reservoir, Boulder Dam area.1/36. (with neg.)
0181 Travertine curtain, Boulder Lake, 11/35, (w/neg.)
0182 Travertine curtain, Boulder Lake, 11/35, (w/neg.); Another scene.
0183 Rock formations, Boulder Lake, upper region. 11/35 (neg. only)
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Colorado River, Lake Mead, Boulder Canyon (cont.)
0184 Eroded rock. Boulder Dam area, 1/36. (with neg.)
0185 Reflections on canyon wall, 1/36. (with neg.)
0186 Showing rugged walls of canyon of Colorado River, 10/35. (neg. only)
0187 At mouth of one side of canyon, 10/35 (neg. only)
0188 Looking up east into Grand Canyon, 10/35 (neg. only)
0189 Wind erosion, Boulder Dam area, 1/36 w/neg.)
0190 At head of one side of canyon showing rock formation. 10/35 (neg. only)
0191 Same as above. Another view (neg. only).
0192 A side canyon soon to be flooded. Boulder Dam. 1/36. (w/neg.)
0193 Same as above. Another view. 10/35 (neg. only).
Colorado River, Lake Mead, Recreation
0194 After wrecking and before burning in area to be submerged. 1/35 (neg. only)
0195 Cutting cottonwood trees in area to be submerged. 1/35 (neg. only)
0196 Brush and refuse to be cleaned up for bottom of Boulder Dam Lake. 1/35 (neg. only)
0197 Bottom of proposed Boulder Dam Lake before clean-up. 1/35 (neg. only)
0198 Boat dock, Lake Mead. (neg. only)
0199 Lake Mead boat party. (neg. only)
0200 Barge built during the 6th and 7th periods for use at Lake Mead. 9/20/36 (neg. only)
0201 Director and Mrs. Conrad L. Wirth in an informal pose on launch on Lake Mead. 8/8/36 (neg. only)
0202 Another informal view of Assistant Director and Mrs. Conrad L. Wirth. 8/8/36. (neg. only)
0203 Informal view of Assistant Director Conrad L. Wirth on launch in Boulder Canyon. Mrs. H.J. Cremer in left foreground. 8/8/36 (neg. Only)
0204 View of upper end of Boulder Canyon at intake from Lake Mead. Mrs. Bossemeyer, Mrs. Wirth and Mrs. Cremer in foreground. 8/8/36 (neg. only)
0205 Launch party on Boulder Dam trip. Left to right-Mrs. Bossemeyer, Mrs. Cremer, Mr. Wirth, Mr. Cremer. 8/8/36 (neg. only)
0206 Lake Mead. Capt. M.V. Hualapai (neg.only)
0207 Hemenway Wash, April 1937.
0208 Bathhouses built by CCC enrollees for use at Lake Mead. Built during 7th period. 9/20/36 (neg. only)
0209 Picnic pavilion built by CCC enrollees during 7th period for beach at Lake Mead. 9/20/36 (neg. only)
0210 Beach development at Lake Mead, showing picnic pavilions, bathhouses and the beach itself. (9/21/36) (neg. only)
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Colorado River, Lake Mead, Recreation (cont.)
0211 Facilities for visitors at Hemenway Wash. Bathers on alps swimming float. Sept. 1937. (w/neg.)
0212 During October the Grand Canyon Airlines provided regular scenic air service off the surface of lake Mead, in the plane which was originally used by the noted explorer, the late Martin Johnson, on his big game photographing trips in South Africa. (with neg.)
0213 "The Cuba" seaplane of Richard Archbold, Research Assoc. American Museum of Natl. History, N.Y. on Lake Mead. June 18, 1937. First seaplane landing. Later purchased by Russian government. (with neg.)
0214 Forty five foot motor launch transferred from Coast Guard Service, Hawaii to B.O.R.A. (with neg.) 1/1938.
0215 The "Lake" racing sailboat just before launching on the waters of Lake Mead. This craft is owned by Messrs. James L. Breese, President of Oil Devices Co. and Jasper Morgan, boat designer. (with neg.)
0216 View of the "Lake", the trip eight-meter racing boat recently launched on Lake Mead by its owners, Messrs. Breese of Chicago and Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Jasper Morgan, boat designer. The owners are enthusiastic over possibilities of numbers of similar sailing craft being launched on Lake Mead in the future. Photo by Bureau of Rec. 1/38 (with neg.)
0217 View of National Park Service 45' cruiser recently transferred from the Coast Guard Service in Hawaii. After repairs and repainting, the craft was launched on lake Mead. Photo by Bureau of Reclamation-1/37.
0218 Buzz Holmstrum, filling station operator of Coquille, Oregon who arrived at Hemenway Wash boat landing on Thanksgiving Day after conquering 1100 miles of the Colorado River and Lake Mead alone in his row boat. November 1937. (w/neg.)
0219 Lake Mead-fishing (neg. only).
0220 Fishing-boating. June 1938 (with neg.). Another view as 0219.
0221 Boat docks, landing area. Lake Mead, 9/9/40.
0222 Boat races Lake Mead. 1950
0223 Boat races, Lake Mead. 1950 (w/neg.)
0224 Boat races, Lake Mead, 1950. (w/neg.)
0225 Boat races, lake Mead. 1950 (w/neg.)
0226 Same as above.
0227 Boat races, Lake Mead. 1950 (w/neg.)
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Gregg's Ferry
0228 Trees jutting through Boulder Lake at Gregg's Ferry. 1/36 (neg. only)
0229 Observation Point above Gregg's Ferry looking north, another view. 10/35 (neg. only)
0230 Observation Point above Gregg's Ferry looking north. 10/35 (neg. only)
0231 Joshua forest, south of Gregg's Ferry, Boulder Lake area. 1/36 (neg. only)
0232 Looking north across Colorado River to Gregg's Ferry 10/35 (neg. only)
Overton, Nevada
0233 Building at Overton Beach (neg. only)
0234 Same as above.
0235 Building at Overton Beach (neg. only)
0236 Tavern at Overton Beach (neg. only)
0237 Building at Overton Beach (neg. only)
0238 Back of building at Overton Beach (neg. only)
0239 Work area with men at work at Overton Beach (neg. only)
0240 Dock at Overton Beach (neg. only)
0241 Cabins at Overton Beach (neg. only)
0242 Buena Vista campground (neg. only)
0243 Buena Vista campground, Valley of Fire State Park. Construction almost finished. Looking northward, Overton, NV 3/36. Harrington photo (neg. only)
0244 Ramada finished, Project #28E, Buena Vista Campground. Boulder Dam Park, SP-1, Overton, NV May 2, 1935 (neg. only)
0245 Double stone cabin finished project #28B, Buena Vista campground. Boulder Dam Park, SP-1, Overton, NV., May 2, 1935. (neg. only)
0246 Stone table finished project #28D. Buena Vista campgrounds. Boulder Dam Park SP-1. Overton, NV., May 2, 1935. (neg. only)
0247 Latrine, finished project #24. Buena Vista campground, Boulder Dam Park, SP-1, Overton, NV. May 2, 1936, (neg. only)
0248 Double stone grate finished project #28C. Buena Vista campground, Boulder Dam Park, SP-1 Overton, May 2, 1935. Harrington photo. (neg. only)
0249 Open fire pit, Buena Vista campground, Overton, 5/35. (neg. only)
0250 Part view of Buena Vista campground. Finished project, Boulder Dam Park, SP-1, Overton, Nevada, May 2, 1935 (neg. only)
0251 Enrollees constructing and developing public campgrounds at high camp site. State Park Project #1, Overton, NV 1934, (with neg.)
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Overton, Lost City, Nevada
0252 Burial 72, Lost City. For use in reconstructing. Museum display. Photo by L. Schellbach, 1925. (neg. only)
0253 Same as above. Another view (neg. only)
0254 Same as above. Another view (neg. only)
0255 Same as above. Another view (neg. only)
0256 Same as above. Another view (neg. only)
0257 Same as above. Another view (neg. only)
0258 Same as above. Another view (neg. only)
0259 Same as above. Another view (neg. only)
0260 Same as above. Another view (neg. only)
0261 Same as above. Another view (neg. only)
0262 Same as above. Another view (neg. only)
0263 Same as above. Another view (neg. only)
0264 Same as above. Another view (neg. only)
0265 Dice game scene 1935. Drawing (with neg.).
0266 Officers, 974th Co. CCC-SP-1 Camp Overton, 3/34. (neg. only)
0267 Officers, CCC Co. 974. (Lost City Detail) Camp SP-1, Overton, NV 1934, left to right-Commander Waterhouse, Lt. Cowan, Lt. Wheeler, Capt. Harford, (neg. only)
0268 Baseball team without uniforms, CCC Co. 974 (Lost City Detail.) 1934, Harrington photo (neg. only)
0269 Project 53, burials, Lost City (double exposure) 2/35 (neg. only)
0270 Burials, Lost City 2/35 (neg. only)
0271 Project 53, burials. 2/35 (neg. only)
0272 Skeleton of Pueblo Indian in place. Archaeological project at Overton. 2/36 (neg. only)
0273 Large corrugated cooking pot as uncovered. Archaeological project near Overton. 2/36 (neg. only)
0274 Small pot as uncovered in Lost City area. Near Overton. 2/36 (neg. only)
0275 James M. Oakin at work, Lost City headquarters. (A CCC boy as archaeological cataloger). 2/34 Harrington photo (w/neg.)
0276 Archaeological headquarters of the ECW SP-1 Overton, NV. 1934 (with neg.)
0277 Archaeological headquarters building, SP project, 1934, Overton, side view (w/neg.)
0278 Small temporary structure. Museum room at the "Lost City" reconstructed houses, to be abandoned and inundated Overton. 1934 (w/neg.)
0279 Restored pueblo used in pageant. 1934 (w/neg.)
0280 Making adobe brick for museum. Boulder Dam Park. 12/34 (neg. only)\
0281 CCC boys making adobe bricks. 3/35 (neg. only)
0282 CCC boys making adobe bricks. 3/35 (neg. only)
0283 Mixing double mud for restoration of Pueblo Indian huts. 5/35 (neg. only)
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Overton, Lost City, Nevada (cont.)
0284 CCC enrollees making adobe bricks, sun baking, State Park #1. (ECW) Overton, NV 1934 (w/neg.)
0285 Adobe brick building under construction by CCC boys. 12/34
0286 Breaking ground for museum site. 12/34 (neg. only)
0287 Adobe brick building under construction by CCC boys. 12/34 (neg. only)
0288 Constructing museum at the State Park project in Boulder Dam State Park. Overton, NV 1934 (w/neg.)
0289 New museum and custodian's building #1. Overton, NV 1/26/35 (w/neg.)
0290 New museum and custodian's residence in course of construction at Overton State Park #1, Overton, NV 1/26/35 (e/neg.)
0291 CCC boys building the museum. 2/35 (neg. only)
0292 Museum construction at Overton. 2/35 (neg. only)
0293 Museum construction at Overton. 2/35 (neg. only)
0294 CCC boys of Co. 573 building Boulder Dam Park Museum. Overton, NV. Looking east, February 8, 1935.
0295 Construction of museum at Overton. 2/35 (neg. only)
0296 CCC boys building park museum. February 8, 1935. Harrington photo (neg. only)
0297 View of west side of Boulder Dam Park Museum nearly completed. Overton, NV. March 1935. Harrington photo (neg. only)
0298 Museum (west side) project 28A. Boulder Dam Park SP-1 Overton, NV, May 2, 1935. (neg. only)
0299 View of east side of Boulder Dam Park Museum nearly completed. Overton, NV, March 1935. Harrington photo (neg. only)
0300 Museum (east side) Project 28A, Boulder Dam Park SP-1 Overton, NV. May 2, 1935.
0301 Grading parking area. Museum site. 5/35 (neg. only)
0302 Highway exposure of Nevada State Park Museum at Overton, 7/9/36 (neg. only)
0303 Entrance to Nevada State Park at Overton. 7/9/36 (neg. only)
0304 View of entrance to the Nevada State Museum at Overton, built by enrollees, 9/19/36. (neg. only)
0305 Completed ramada, stoves and tables, museum in background. 8/35 (neg. only)
0306 Picnic grounds at Overton, built by CCC enrollees during 1935, 9/19/36 (neg. only)
0307 CCC boys building adobe structure, Overton museum, 5/35 (neg. only)
0308 Restored rooms on original foundation of ancient pueblo. Overton Museum. 5/35 (neg. only)
0309 Building an adobe house with willow sides. Overton museum. 5/35 (neg. only)
0310 Building an adobe house museum site, Boulder Dam Park. 5/35 (neg. only)
0311 Early Indian dwellings at museum at Overton. Reproduced from study of other Early Indian structures. 7/9/36 (neg. only)
0312 Replica of early Indian dwellings built by CCC enrollees at Overton. 9/18/36 (neg. only)
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Nevada-Roger's Springs
0313 Start ramada, Roger's Springs. 8/35 (neg. only)
0314 Bird's eye view of site for Roger's Springs at campground. 8/35 (neg. only)
0315 Showing water flow from Roger's Springs. 8/35 (neg. only)
0316 Ramada, Roger's Springs campground. 11/35 (neg. only)
0317 Camp stoves and fireplaces. Roger's Springs campground. 11/35 (neg. only)
0318 Waste disposal pits. Roger's Springs campground.
0319 Type of latrine constructed at Roger's Springs campground. 11/35 (neg. only)
0320 Roger's Springs and Virgin Valley from cave. 1/36
0321 N.W. toward Valley of Fire from below Roger's Springs. 1/36 (neg. only)
0322 Ramada at Roger's Springs. 1/36 (neg. only)
Nevada-Searchlight
0323 Aerial ferry at Searchlight. 10/35 (neg. only)
0324 Aerial ferry east of Searchlight, Nevada over the Colorado River. 1/36 (neg. only)
Nevada-Valley of Fire
0325 Signs on Los Angeles-Salt Lake Highway No. 91 at entrance to Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0326 Entrance to Valley of Fire Nevada. 2/34 (neg. only)
0327 Completed road approaching entrance to Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0328 Bird's eye view of completed road, Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0329 Completed road through dug way, Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0330 Long shot, Valley of Fire road. 3/34 (neg. only)
0331 Blasting for road through Valley of Fire. 2/34 (neg. only)
0332 Making roads, Desert Sand country, Valley of Fire. 12/34 (neg. only)
0333 Road, Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0334 Blasting on road, Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0335 View of advance camp-Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0336 Noon mess at advance camp, Valley of Fire. 2/34 (neg. only)
0337 Completed advance camp, 19 miles out of Valley of Fire. 2/34 (neg. only)
0338 Start of advance camp, Valley of Fire. 2/34 (neg. only)
0339 Road crew, advance camp, Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0340 Some of caterpillar crew off duty at advance camp, Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0341 Caterpillar and scrapers at advance road work near Highway 91. 2/34 (neg. only)
0342 Jackhammer crew. Valley of Fire. 2/34 (neg. only)
0343 Crew returning from work through Valley of Fire road. 2/34 (neg. only)
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Nevada-Valley of Fire
0344 Caterpillar equipment for Valley of Fire, 19 mile haul each way. 2/34. (neg. only)
0345 Stone tourist cabins, Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0346 Close view of Ramada, Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0347 Ramada and cabins at public campground, Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0348 Close view of cabins, public campground, Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0349 View from pt. Of rocks above public campgrounds, Valley of Fire. 2/34 (neg. only)
0350 Campground site overlooking Valley of Fire before clean-up. 1/35 (neg. only)
0351 Men on rock. Tourists or officials of some sort. Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0352 Valley of Fire, man on horseback. 3/34 (neg. only)
0353 Men and women on trail. Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0354 Men and women on trail. Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0355 Men on trail, Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0356 Women on trail, Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0357 Men standing around, Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0358 Petrified trees. Valley of Fire. 2/34 (neg. only)
0359 Foot trail through petrified trees area. 3/34 (neg. only)
0360 Grotesque figured rocks, Valley of Fire. 1/34 (neg. only)
0361 Along two mile horse and foot trail into Mouse's Tank, Valley of Fire. 1/34 (neg. only)
0362 Along two mile horse and foot trail into Mouse's Tank. 1/34 (neg. only)
0363 Brilliant red sandstone formation, Valley of Fire. 1/34 (neg. only)
0364 Desert scene, Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0365 Balancing rock, Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0366 Landscape, Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0367 High view of road through Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0368 Landscape, Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0369 Same as above.
0370 Landscape, Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0371 Same as above.
0372 Landscape, Valley of Fire. 3/34 (neg. only)
0373 Canyon back of Atlatl, Valley of Fire State Park. April 1935, Harrington photo. (neg. only)
0374 Petroglyphs, Valley of Fire. 1/34 (neg. only)
0375 Petroglyphs, Valley of Fire. 1/34 (neg. only)
0376 Stone camping cabins for use of public at Valley of Fire. Public cabins for use of public at Valley of Fire. Public campgrounds development, 1934. Shellbach photo (with neg.)
0377 General view of public campgrounds in Valley of Fire, Boulder Dam State Park project (ECW) Overton, NV. 1934 (with neg.
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Valley of Fire (cont.)
0378 Atlatl Rock, Overton, NV. Project report, 1934 Shellbach photo (with neg.)
0379 Picnic ramada at public campground, Valley of Fire. 1934 (with neg.)
Nevada-Lyons, Co. Ft. Churchill
0380 Laundry at Ft. Churchill. Clear, 10/6/36 (neg. only)
0381 Interior of hospital at Ft. Churchill. Clear, 10/6/36 (neg. only)
0382 View of Ft. Churchill-Left to right: Officer's quarters, commandant's office, quartermaster's office, subsistence stores building. 10/6/36 (neg. only)
0383 Hospital at Ft. Churchill, clear. 10/6/36 (neg. only)
0384 Subsistence warehouse at Ft. Churchill, clear. 10/6/36 (neg. only)
Arizona-Colorado River Landscapes
0385 Arizona landscape (with neg.)
0386 Looking northeast from point on south side of Colorado River. 10/35 (neg. only)
0387 Looking northeast from point on south side of Colorado River. 10/35 (neg. only)
0388 Boulder Lake area, Cerbat Mtns. 1/36 (neg. only)
0389 Looking south from slope of Fortification Hill, etc. 10/35 (neg. only)
0390 Showing side of Fortification Hill, showing possible route for road to summit. 10/36 (neg. only)
0391 Northeast along side of Fortification Hill, showing possible location of road to summit. 10/35 (neg. only)
0392 Arizona shore, westerly from Fortification Mountain. 8/8/36 (neg. only)
0393 panorama north from the top of Fortification Hill. 10/35 (neg. only)
0394 Same as above. (neg. only)
0395 View from top of Fortification Hill. 10/35 (neg. only)
0396 Same as above. (neg. only)
0397 Panorama north from the top of Fortification Hill. 10/35 (neg. only)
0398 Grand wash mesa and cliffs. 1/36 (neg. only)
0399 Mesa and canyon wash cliffs. 1/36 (neg. only)
0400 Across mesa of Grand Wash to Virgin Mtns. Boulder Lake area, 1/36 (neg. only)
0401 Looking west from point east of Pacoon Spring on Grand Wash. 10/35 (neg. only)
0402 Looking west from point east of Pacoon Spring on Grand Wash. 10/35 (neg. only)
0403 Looking south down Grand Wash toward Colorado River. 10/35 (neg. only)
0404 Same as above. (neg. only)
0405 Looking north and northeast toward St. George from Grand Wash. 10/35 (neg. only)
0406 Looking east toward Mt. Trumbull from south of Wolfe Hole, 10/35 (neg. only)
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Arizona-Colorado River Landscapes
0407 Looking north toward Wolfe Hole. 10/35 (neg. only)
0408 Looking south toward Wolfe Hole, south of St. George, Utah. 10/35 (neg. only)
0409 Hualapai Wash. 1/36 (neg. only)
0410 Looking southeast up Hualapai Wash. 10/35 (neg. only)
0411 Looking upstream toward Iceberg Canyon. 10/35 (neg. only)
0412 Looking upstream toward Iceberg Canyon, Colorado River. 10/35 (neg. only)
0413 Looking east up Iceberg Canyon. 10/35 (neg. only)
0414 Iceberg Canyon from upstream (Boulder Dam area) 11/35 (with neg.)\
0415 Colorado River near Pierce's Ferry. 1/36
0416 Grand Wash cliffs from Pierce's Ferry. 1/36 (neg. only)
0417 Grand Wash cliffs from Pierce's Ferry. 1/36 (neg. only)
0418 Lower Grand Canyon from 5 miles above Pierce's Ferry. 1/36 (neg. only)
0419 Looking up the Colorado River at the lower entrance of the Grand Canyon from point further down than the three miles above Pierce's Ferry. 7/7/36 (eng. Only)
0420 Looking up the Colorado River at the lower entrance of the Grand Canyon from point about three miles above Pierce's Ferry, still further downstream. 7/7/36 (neg. only)
0421 Looking up the Colorado River at the lower entrance of the Grand Canyon, from point further than three miles above Pierce's Ferry. 7/7/36 (neg. only)
0422 Entering the lower Grand Canyon about two miles above Pierce's Ferry. 7/7/36 (neg. only)
0423 Location view of entrance to cave showing signs of human habitation. Cave about 4 miles above Pierce's Ferry. 7/7/36 (neg. only)
0424 View at entrance of above cave. 7/7/36 (neg. only)
0425 Project superintendent Banister and foremen Shank and Evans at entrance to cave. 7/7/36 (neg. only)
0426 Looking down the Grand Canyon (Colorado River) from the above cave. 7/7/36 (neg. only)
0427 Looking up the Colorado River at the lower entrance of the Grand Canyon, from point about three miles above Pierce's Ferry. 7/7/36 (neg. only)
0428 Looking up the Colorado River at the lower entrance of the Grand Canyon, from point further than three miles above Pierce's Ferry (neg. only)
0429 Colorado River cliffs from 5 miles above Pierce's Ferry. 1/36 (neg. only)
0430 Cross section of a lava flow jilting a former channel of the Colorado River in Lower Grand Canyon, approximately 19 miles east of Pierce's Ferry. Under our geological program, studies of this flow are being made before the rising of Lake Mead obliterated portions of it from view. Nov. 1937 (with neg.)
0431 View of lower Grand Canyon at Surprise Creek near the present head of Lake Mead abut 28 miles east of Pierce's Ferry. Nov. 1937 (with neg.)
0432 Emery Falls in lower Grand Canyon, just east of Pierce's Ferry. September 1937 (with neg.)
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Arizona-Colorado River Landscapes (cont.)
0433 View up Colorado River in canyon east of Pierce's Ferry. 10/35 (neg. only)
0434 View east into Grand Canyon east of Pierce's Ferry. 10/35 (neg. only)
0435 Looking downstream towards first canyon below Pierce's Ferry. 10/35 (neg. only)
0436 Desert vegetation near Pierce's Ferry. 10/35 (with neg.)
0437 Joshua trees near Pierce's Ferry on the Arizona side. 1/36 (w/neg.)
0438 Arid broken country below Pierce's Ferry. Boulder Dam area, 1/36. (w/neg.)
0439 Panorama west from Pierce's Ferry road in Arizona. 10/35 (neg. only)
0440 Panorama west from Pierce's Ferry road in Arizona. 10/35 (neg. only)
0441 Boulder Lake from Kingman Wash near elevation 1229'. 1/36 (neg. only)
0442 Desert near Mesquite Dry Lake, Boulder Lake area. 1/36 (neg. only)
0443 Story in stone at Cove, Boulder Lake, east of Napoleon's Tomb. 1/36 (neg. only)
0444 Looking south to one of interesting formations near Napoleon's Tomb. 10/35 (neg. only)
0445 Napoleon's Tomb. 10/35 (neg. only)
0446 Wind-sculptured rock, Boulder Dam area. 1/36 (w/neg.)
0447 Toroweap Point, Boulder Lake. 11/35 (neg. only)
0448 Looking south toward Toroweap Valley. 10/35 (neg. only)
0449 Looking south down Toroweap Valley. 10/35 (neg. only)
0450 Looking south down Toroweap Valley. 10/35 (neg. only)
Arizona: Pierce's Ferry
0451 SP-4 Spike Camp at Pierce's Ferry. 7/7/36 (neg. only)
0452 SP-4 Spike Camp at Pierce's Ferry. 7/7/36 (neg. only)
0453 Road from Pierce's Ferry to Kingman highway. Note Pierce's Ferry Spike Camp at point where road starts down bluff. 8/9/36 (from air) (neg. only)
0454 Office and radio station at Pierce's Ferry airport. 8/9/36 (neg. only)
0455 Airplane at Pierce's Ferry airport, Mr. Bossemeyer (left) and Director Wirth in foreground. 8/9/36 (neg. only)
0456 View looking towards Grand Canyon across Pierce's Ferry airport. 8/9/36 (neg. only)
0457 Airplane in front of radio office at Pierce's Ferry Airport. 8/9/36 (neg. only)
0458 Pierce's Ferry, Grand Wash cliffs, right. 1/36 (neg. only)
0459 Looking north down Pierce's Ferry wash from 1229'. 10/35 (neg. only)
0460 Same as above. Another view (eng. Only)
0461 Looking south toward Pierce's Ferry. Another view. 10/35 (neg. only)
0462 Same as above. Another view. (neg. only)
0463 Looking east at Pierce's Ferry. 10/35 (neg. only)
0464 Looking east at Pierce's Ferry. 10/35 (neg. only)
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Arizona: Pierce's Ferry (cont.)
0465 Panorama looking east at Pierce's Ferry. 10/35 (neg. only)
0466 Same as above. (neg. only)
0467 Colorado River at Pierce's Ferry, looking S.S. 10/35 (neg. only)
0468 Looking south towards Pierce's Ferry. Another view. 10/35 (neg. only)
0469 Colorado River at Pierce's Ferry. Looking S.W. 10/35 (neg. only)
Utah: Zion Canyon
0470 Waterfall at Zion Canyon. After unusually heavy rainstorm. 7/10/36 (neg. only)