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Photograph of President John F. Kennedy and Nevada Senators Howard Cannon and Alan Bible, early 1960s
Date
1960 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Alighting from the airplane are: Pres. John F. Kennedy, Nevada Senator Howard Cannon (above Kennedy) and Nev. Senator Alan Bible (above Cannon).
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Photograph of mining tower, Rhyolite (Nev.), circa 1925
Date
1924 to 1926
Archival Collection
Description
The view of a mining tower between Mountain Ladd and Montgomery Mountain in Rhyolite, Nevada. Handwritten description provided on back of image: "between Mt. Ladd and Montgomery Mt. out in the middle of the alluvium. Tower documents attempt to reach bedrock. They went down 350 feet and didn't get to bedrock. See USGS Bulletin 407. - Ed Whipple, 12/19/78."
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Postcard of Evan and Kathy Thompson in front of Tradin' Post, Rhyolite (Nev.), 1970s
Date
1970 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
A postcard of Even and Kathy Thompson standing in front of Tradin' Post in Rhyolite, Nevada. Typed description provided on back of postcard reads: "Rhyolite, Nevada. At the Trading Post. Evan and Kathy Thompson, youngest ghost of Rhyolite." Address stamped on back: "The Bottle House, Rhyolite Nevada, P. O. Box 93, Beatty, Nevada 89003." This postcard can possibly be credited to Desert Graphix, Trona, CA 93562.
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Photograph of a proof sheet, Goodsprings (Nev.), October 17, 1966
Date
1966-10-17
Archival Collection
Description
A proof sheet of various photos labeled "Goodsprings, Nev. Row 'E' J. A. Cook 10/17/66." Photos show the interior of a bar, including a bartender, patrons, and a pool table, and exterior shots of various buildings.
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Photograph of Assemblywoman Eileen Brookman, her husband George and Clark County Commissioner Manuel J. Cortez, 1976
Date
1976
Archival Collection
Description
The image depicts a moment from the Campaign '76 Shafer House. The people on the photograph are: Nevada Assemblywoman Eileen Brookman, Clark County Commissioner Manuel J. Cortez (a.k.a. Manny Cortez) and George Brookman on the right.
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Photograph of a damaged train, Nevada, August 15, 1908
Date
1908-08-15
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of Bullfrog-Goldfield no. 13, August 15, 1908 after wreck with T&T passenger southbound at Evelyn, California. Inscribed on photo is: "Eng. 13 after the wreck. Aug. 9th -08. T. & T. R.R. F.G.P."
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Photograph of Wanda Moser at Mt. Charleston, Nevada, 1916
Date
1916
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of Wanda Ball Moser on top of Mt. Charleston. Transcribed from behind photograph, "Can I walk to the 'n?' Well I guess! This is me on top [of] Mount Charleston taken last August-1916 I look rocky-but just as I appeared then."
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Photograph of Senator Pat McCarran and F. O. Case, Henderson, Nevada, May 19, 1945
Date
1945-05-19
Archival Collection
Description
From left to right, F. O. Case, the General Manager at Basic Magnesium, Inc. (BMI), talking to Senator Pat McCarran at the Basic Magnesium, Inc. (BMI) plant in Henderson, Nevada. Case is holding a bus bar in his hands.
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Photograph of teenagers renovating old barracks, Boulder City (Nev.), 1953
Date
1953
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of teenagers renovating an abandoned Camp Williston barracks to serve as the Polka Dot Haven, the Boulder City teenager's club, 1953.
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Photograph of teenagers renovating old buildings in Boulder City (Nev.), 1953
Date
1953
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of Boulder City teenagers renovating an abandoned Camp Williston barracks to serve as the Polka Dot Haven, the Boulder City teenager's club, 1953.
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