Materials contain photographs of the Kiel (Taylor) Ranch (one of the earliest non-indigenous settlements in the Las Vegas Valley), Gilcrease Ranch, and events and locations in Clark County from 1876 to 1964. The materials include photographs of Fremont Street and other Las Vegas landmarks, schools in Las Vegas, the Mormon Fort (the oldest non-indigenous settlement in the Las Vegas Valley), banks, parades, downtown Las Vegas, and the Helldorado Days parade.

Materials contain photographs of non-indigenous pioneers in Nevada, steamboats on the Colorado River, postcards, buildings, railroads, the University of Nevada, Reno, the Mormon Fort (the oldest non-indigenous settlement in the Las Vegas Valley), towns in Nevada, the Candelaria ruins, and schools around the state from 1852 to 1968.

Materials contain photographs of mines, mining operations, and mills in Nevada from 1881 to 1911, including mines in Tuscarora, Sagebrush, Potosi, Delamar, Tonopah, Gold Hill, Virginia City, Eureka, and Searchlight.