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Postcard showing Scotty's Castle and Death Valley Scotty, Death Valley, California, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of Scotty's Castle, Death Valley Scotty, and a stone covered in petroglyphs in Death Valley, California. Located within the far northern region of Death Valley in Grapevine Canyon, the Death Valley Ranch, more commonly known as Scotty's Castle, is a prime example of Spanish-Mediterranean styling during the Roaring '20s and Depression '30s. Death Valley Scotty, 1872-1954, was a prospector, performer, and con man whose was made famous by his scams involving gold mining near Death Valley. The petroglyph-covered rock beside Death Valley Scotty was designed by Native Americans who inhabited the valley hundreds of years ago. Transcribed across the borders of the image: "Death Valley National Monument, California; Death Valley Scotty And His Castle." The "Frasher's Foto" logo is branded upon the bottom right corner of the postcard.

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Postcard showing people playing roulette, Nevada, circa 1930-1955

Date

1930 to 1955

Archival Collection

Description

A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of a group of gamblers playing a game of roulette somewhere in Nevada. Transcribed onto the borders of the image: "Roulette - Easy Come, Easy Go. Popular Indoor Sport in Nevada."

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Postcard showing people playing Wheel of Fortune, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of a group of gamblers playing a game of Wheel of Fortune somewhere in Nevada. Transcribed onto the borders of the image: "Wheel of Fortune. There's An Old Spinning Wheel In Nevada."

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Postcard showing Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930s to 1940s

Date

1930 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of Fremont Street, formerly known the main stem, or the main street, of Las Vegas. People and automobiles crowd the street as casinos like the Frontier Club and hotels like the Hotel Apache line the sides of the road. Transcribed onto the borders of the image: "The Main Stem, Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada." Site Name: Fremont Street (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Postcard showing a street scene in Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1955

Date

1933 to 1955

Archival Collection

Description

A postcard showing the black and white view of a street scene in Boulder City, Nevada. Specifically, this image is taken from an intersection near Arizona Street and the Nevada Highway. The Boulder Theater building and the Boulder Dam Hotel can be seen on the right side of the street, off in the distance. Transcribed onto the bottom border of the image: "Street Scene - Boulder City, Nevada." Frashers Foto logo is printed onto the bottom right corner of the postcard.

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Postcard showing the Last Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of guests at the Last Frontier Hotel's swimming pool in Las Vegas, Nevada. Transcribed onto the borders of the image: "Swimming Pool, Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, Nevada." Site Name: Hotel Last Frontier (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Postcard showing Boulder City, Nevada, circa late 1930s - early 1940s

Date

1935 to 1945

Archival Collection

Description

A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of Boulder City, Nevada. In the image, the outlines of the small city are distinctively marked by the stark contrast between the city's greenery and the surrounding red desert. Transcribed onto the top border of the image: "Boulder City, Nevada."

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Postcard showing Hoover Dam, circa 1930s - 1940s

Date

1930 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of a small boat sailing on the upstream face of Hoover Dam, previously known as Boulder Dam, in Black Canyon. Transcribed onto the top border of the image: "Upstream Face And Intake Towers, Boulder Dam."

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Postcard showing Hoover Dam, circa 1930s-1940s

Date

1930 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of water flowing over the spillway gates from Lake Mead into Hoover Dam, previously known as Boulder Dam, in Black Canyon. Transcribed onto the top border of the image: "Lake Mead Flowing over Spillway Gates, Boulder Dam."

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Postcard showing the construction site of Hoover Dam, Black Canyon, circa 1931

Date

1931

Archival Collection

Description

A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of the construction site of Hoover Dam, previously known as Boulder Dam, in Black Canyon. Constructed in the 1930s, Hoover Dam crosses the Colorado River on the state line between Arizona and Nevada. Also considered to be an engineering wonder and the world's largest dam during its time of construction, Hoover Dam provides much-needed irrigation and hydroelectric power to the Southwest region of the United States. Transcribed onto the top border of the image: "Black Canyon, Boulder Dam Site."

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