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Black-and-white photograph of people gathered at the Las Vegas Townsite auction, 1905

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1905-05-15
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An auction held May 15–16, 1905, to sell lots within Clark's Las Vegas Townsite. A group of men and women stand on and around a covered wooden platform outdoors. C. O. Whittemore, president of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, stands at left with a pen in hand; to his left are auctioneer Ben E. Rhodes and a clerk.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from front of photo: "Clark's Las Vegas Townsite" (on front of podium)

Digital ID
hln000101
Physical Identifier
0001:Album 1 Photo 80.1
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    hln000101. Ferron and Bracken Photograph Collection, approximately 1890-1961. PH-00001. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d17943t14

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