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MAGAZINE OF THE SOUTHWEST
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MAGAZINE
Volume 39, Number 7JULY 1976
CONTENTS
100 Years ASo
AMERICA'S BIRTHDAY
An Aerial Treat
LAKE POWELL
Oows&u! or Dollars
I
"ROBBER DOCKS"
2
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THE COVER:Desert smoketree,
by
CarlG. Bray, Indian Wells,California.
FEATURESAMERICA'S BIRTHDAY 100 YEARS AGO 10
Betty Shannon
GOLD HILL, NEVADA 14
Howard Neal
IN THE FOOTSTEPS
OF PADRE
CARCES 16
Mary Frances Strong
"RUBBER DUCKS" 20
Ken Marquiss
CARL C. BRAY 24
Western Art
BANNERTAILS 28
K. L. Boynton
LAKE
POWELL BY AIR 32
F.
A. Barnes
WHITE'S CITY
36
Fred
S.
Cook
UNIFORMS, ACCOUTREMENTS AND WEAPONSOF THE U.S. CAVALRY 38
William Zito
DEPARTMENTS
A PEEK IN THE PUBLISHER'S POKE
4
William Knyvett
BOOKS FOR DESERT READERS 8
Book Reviews
RAMBLING ON ROCKS 42
Glenn and Martha Vargas
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 47
Readers'Comments
CALENDAR
OF
WESTERN EVENTS
47
Calendar
of
Western
Events
EDITORIAL
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