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Lake Mead National Recreation Area

George Grant photographed at Lake Mead in 1937 and 1939. In 1937 he photographed Hoover Dam under construction as well as nearby Valley of Fire State Park, being developed by the CCC as Nevada's first state park. He returned in 1939 for the dedication of Hoover Dam.
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A complete geological cross section of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River on Lake Mead. The low cliff on the right is made up of archaic rocks of the Inner Gorge surrounds by Tapeats sandstone. Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 1937.
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A complete geological cross section of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River on Lake Mead. The low cliff on the right is made up of archaic rocks of the Inner Gorge surrounds by Tapeats sandstone. Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 1937.

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  • Face of Inner Gorge along Lake Mead. Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 1937.
  • Valley of Fire. Note the pictographs near the figure of Bob Rose. Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 1937.
  • Joshua Trees on Duncan (Diamond Bar) Ranch at the head of Lost Basin. Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 1937.
  • Pot holes in granite along north wall of Separation Rapids. This view is downstream and shows part of the Colorado River Gorge. Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 1939.
  • A complete geological cross section of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River on Lake Mead. The low cliff on the right is made up of archaic rocks of the Inner Gorge surrounds by Tapeats sandstone. Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 1937.
  • Joshua Tree near Grand Wash Cliffs in Lost Basin. Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 1937
  • Fantastic red sandstone formation resembling beehives, in Valley of Fire. Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 1937.
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