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Photograph of Tonopah at foot of Mount Brougher, Tonopah (Nev.), June 2, 1906

Date

1906-06-02

Description

Inscription on back reads: "No. 1 is our house "2 is where folks live" 3 is Senator Oddie's "4 is Jimmy's house Tonopah Nevada June 2 1906 Brougher Mountain looking across from Oddie Mountain."

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Photograph of a house, Goldfield (Nev.), 1906

Date

1906

Description

Inscription on front: x marks my adobe house". Inscription on reverse reads: "rem[?] of EB Lord home the adobe house to the right was my 3rd home in Goldfield Nev. 1906. Tex Rickard lived next right to me. I had one of the coolest houses in the camp-in the summer. F. H. Benham
Caption: My adobe home

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Photograph of a laundry wagon in front of the Angelus, Goldfield (Nev.), 1906

Date

1906

Description

Inscription on reverse reads: "1906 Old Post Office Goldfield Nev. My office next window left from the people standing. I was asst Postmaster avery busy office employing some some 30 people." "The Angelus" name is shown on the top of the main building showing in the photo..

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Photograph of abandoned saloons and bars, Beatty (Nev.), 1918

Date

1918

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.)

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Photograph Abandoned buildings, Rhyolite (Nev.), 1920

Date

1920

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 along Main Street, Beatty (Nev.), circa 1929

Date

1928 to 1930

Description

In the center of the photograph is the California Hotel. The white two story building, farthest on the right side is reported to be The Exchange Club. It was established in 1906 and still stands. The Beatty Laundry building is on the left side of the photograph.
Caption: One of the two hotels
Site Name: The California Hotel (Beatty, Nev.)

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Photograph of the McGonagill and Thompson families, Tonopah (Nev.), 1904

Date

1904

Description

l-r top row Uncle Wesley Wheaton (Mrs. McGonagills brother, Willie LeRoy McGonagill, Mrs. Anna Laura (Wheaton) McGonagill, holding baby James Henry McGonagill and Mabel Thompson. In front of Mabel Minnie Belle Thompson. In front of Minnie Laura McGonagill. In front at left, Ruth, Irma and Ray McGonagill, Myrtle Ellen Thompson.

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Photograph of a sixteen horse team passing by the Las Vegas Bank & Trust Co., Las Vegas (Nev.), 1905

Date

1905

Description

Photograph of a supply wagon with sixteen horse team moving west on Wilson Street within the McWilliams' Las Vegas Townsite. The view is looking northeast towards the north side of Wilson Street. The Las Vegas Bank and Trust is seen near the left. A drug store is seen next to the bank. The original photograph was taken in 1905.
Caption: R & P Photo. Co. Las Vegas Nev.; 16 horse team
Site Name: Las Vegas Bank & Trust Company (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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