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Spectators who attended the first auction of town lot in 1905: photographic print

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Date

1930 (year approximate) to 1960 (year approximate)

Description

From the Charles Aplin Photograph Collection (PH-00236). The interested spectators are some of the old timers who attended the first auction of town lot in 1905. Left to right: Chief of Police George Thompson, Fred Pine, Charles Aplin, C.W. "Pop" Squires, Ed Von Tobel, Sr., Silvagni, Walter R. Bracken, and Sheriff Glen Jones. P.O. Silvagni is shown receiving his deed for the lot on North Second Street which he purchased at an auction in the spring of 1948. The lot is the site of the old fire station and jail.

Digital ID

pho032616

Physical Identifier

0236_0032
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Citation

pho032616. Charles Aplin Photograph Collection, approximately 1935-1955. PH-00236. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1wd3qd65

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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