Surveyors on the railroad in the Manvel (now Barnwell), California area. L-R: Charles Whittemore, Judge Davis, and the person on far right is unidentified. They were surveying in preparation for the building of the San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad, circa 1905
Handwritten on back of image: "Reclamation Group to Boulder (?)." Quote from Dave Coons: "Reclamation group to Boulder, but taken in Las Vegas in middle or late 1920s."
A view of downtown Las Vegas, looking towards 2nd Street and Fremont Street. A depot built circa 1906 can be seen in the distance. Street Address: 2nd Street and Fremont Street
Horses draw a cart outside of a stone building. A man appears to be dancing on top of the building. Written on the back of the photograph is, "Taken near present day Tonopah. The first man behind the horses is my great-grandfather John Peter Wright (1870-1903). My grandfather was in the process of dying from silicosis having worked in the Delamar mines. He was a freighter-because he could not do hard labor. W. I. Booth photographer. Wells Nevada."