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Slide of the Imperial Palace, Las Vegas, 1986

Date

1986

Description

The Imperial Palace sign in Las Vegas, Nevada. The sign promotes the then "voted as show of the year - Legends." Automobiles are parked underneath the sign.

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Photograph of Fremont Street, buildings, and automobiles, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

unspecified year in 192X

Description

Fremont Street east of Main Street intersection in early 1920's. Photograph of parked cars and businesses including Bank of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas Hotel, Las Vegas Cafe, and a bakery.
Site Name: Fremont Street (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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The Brass Rail in Virginia City, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Inscription with image says, "The Brass Rail has the oldest roulette wheel in Nevada with slot machines and other gaming for your pleasure. Beautifying their back bar is a lovely collection of gold and ruby glasses over 200 years old, and some artifacts of the early days in Virginia City."

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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his family, October 25, 1906

Date

1906-10-25

Archival Collection

Description

Letter home from Earle. He arrived in Goldfield. The letter touches upon his trip, his first impressions, he speaks of women, dust, elevation, his new job at MacMaster & MacMaster, costs of living, wages, and a fight in the city, there is a particularly interesting paragraph about Goldfield being lively and the amounts of money changing hands.

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Photograph of Leonard Ray Fayle Jr., (Nev.), 1940

Date

1940

Archival Collection

Description

Leonard Ray Fayle Jr. leans against a car during the summer of 1940. He died in a car accident in 1941 at the age of 7 years old.

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Photograph of construction on the Landmark Hotel tower, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1963

Date

1963 (year approximate)

Description

The Landmark Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada under construction. The Caroll Construction Company sign is visible. A strip mall is at the base of hotel with the Landmark Beauty Salon, Landmark Liquors, and Dial & Dine Landmarkett. Construction of the hotel took eight years, stalled by lack of funding.

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Photograph of a street scene, Boulder City, nevada, circa September 1931

Date

1931-09

Description

The grayscale view of a street scene in Boulder City, Nevada. Here, cars can be seen lining the street along Boulder Highway as their owners visit the numerous stores and restaurants found alongside the road. Shops on the left side of the road include Browder's, Powder Puff Beauty Shop, Thompson's Good Year Shoe-Shop, Nava-Hopi Indian Store, Green Hut Cafe, Nevada Drugs, and Good Year Tire. On the opposing side of the street lie Reservation Grill, Boulder City Drugs, Union Bus Terminal, and Miller's Cafe. At the end of the street, the Bureau of Reclamation Administration building can be seen located at 1200 Park Street.

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Photograph of Sam Young with others, Goodsprings (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Sam Young and company in a motor car.

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Photograph of a people repairing a vehicle on the road to Rhyolite, 1905

Date

1905

Description

Photograph of a people repairing a vehicle on the road to Rhyolite, 1905

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Bank of Nevada located in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1930

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). "I worked as a teller in the Bank of Nevada for a year, 1930 1st and Fremont." Lesley W. Edwards

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