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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of J. O. Hewitt, of Tannehill Lodge #52 in Dallas, Texas takes a photograph at the Winged Figures of the Republic on the Nevada side of the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam. Mr. Hewitt stands at left in profile and faces towards the right as he holds a camera near his face. An unknown woman stands in the background at right with a purse clutched under her arm and her hands clasped in front of her as she looks back towards Mr. Hewitt. The floor of the monument is visible in the foreground and a rocky cliffside occupies the background. Text from negative sleeve: 224. Boulder Dam, March 22, 1939. J.O. Hewitt, Tannehill Lodge #52, Dallas, Texas, taking some pictures. Took him as he was snapping his crowd. 2 negatives.
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_000224_002 ark:/21198/zz002hpvmn
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Sightseers--Nevada--Boulder City Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) Hewitt, J. O
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