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Photograph of abandoned saloons and bars, Beatty (Nev.), 1918
Date
1918
Archival Collection
Description
Per patron comment, this was the 200 block of West Main Street with Beatty Mountain in the background, but it is currently a vacant lot.
Caption: Remnant of other days in Beatty. Abandoned saloons. During the boom of 1906, Beatty boasted a population of 1,000. There were 26 saloons. In 1918, only 2 remained to close their doors.
Site Name: The Northern (Beatty, Nev.)
Caption: Remnant of other days in Beatty. Abandoned saloons. During the boom of 1906, Beatty boasted a population of 1,000. There were 26 saloons. In 1918, only 2 remained to close their doors.
Site Name: The Northern (Beatty, Nev.)
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Photograph of Remick's Saloon and Club 66, Beatty (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Caption: The oasis of a dry country. Remick's Saloon, Beatty.
Site Name: The 66 Club (Beatty, Nev.)
Site Name: The 66 Club (Beatty, Nev.)
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Photograph Abandoned buildings, Rhyolite (Nev.), 1920
Date
1920
Archival Collection
Description
Caption: Abandoned shacks in Rhyolite, Nev. Called the Ghost City. During the Gold Rush in 1906-7, Rhyolite had a population of 5,000. It is said that people had to elbow their way through the streets. Many substantial buildings were erected, some of which still stand dismantled of everything portable. At the beginning of 1920, Rhyolite is deserted with the exception of four persons.
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Photograph of buildings, Rhyolite (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
The three story building closest to the automobile is the Overbury Building. The three story building in the background is the John S. Cook and Company building. Auto drives past abandoned buildings in Rhyolite.
Caption: Deserted buildings on the main street of Rhyolite.
Caption: Deserted buildings on the main street of Rhyolite.
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Photograph of a house being moved, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Home being moved by wagon out of Goldfield
Caption: House moving day.
Caption: House moving day.
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Photograph of Beatty during boom, Beatty (Nev.), 1906
Date
1906
Archival Collection
Description
Caption: Beatty with Bullfrog and Rhyolite boomed, 1906. A tag house camp.
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Photograph of crowd watching drilling contest, Searchlight (Nev.), July 4, 1905
Date
1905-07-04
Archival Collection
Description
Caption: Drilling contest, Searchlight, Nevada, 1905.
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Photograph of autos parked in downtown, Beatty (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Caption: Lorraine's daddy's store. Beatty.
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Photograph of streets of after the boom, Beatty (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Per patron comment, the building on the far left is the Beatty Cash Store, also known as Mom and Pop Richings' Store, but is now called the Beatty Club. It has signs for Red Crown Gasoline, as well as one that reads "Welcome to Leadfield," and could be from the late 1920s.
Caption: Beatty after the boom. Awaiting another one.
Caption: Beatty after the boom. Awaiting another one.
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Photograph of pedestrians and traffic in downtown, Beatty (Nev.), 1926
Date
1926
Archival Collection
Description
Caption: Beatty when Leadfield boomed, 1926. For 20 years it had waited for another.
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