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Postcard of Lucky Boy (Nev.), 1909
Date
1909
Archival Collection
Description
The town of Lucky Boy was born as a result of the discovery of lead-silver ore in the vicinity in 1906. The camp experienced a boom in 1908 when exploration opened a number of rich veins in the district. Lucky Boy's population peaked in the 1910 at over 800, then declined rapidly as the high grade was mined out. The mines produced ore on a small scale through the 1950s.
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Postcard of a Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad train, Millers (Nev.), 1933
Date
1933
Archival Collection
Description
A Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad train takes on water and fuel at Millers, NV, winter, 1933. "The winter of '33 was one of the most severe recorded in central Nevada up to that time. Snow isolated many outlying communities for weeks at a time and temperatures dropped to the -30s. On a number of occasions the trains were marooned in the snow drifts between Millers, Tonopah and Goldfield and had to be dug out by hand."
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Postcard of a tent store, Montezuma (Nev.), 1908
Date
1908
Archival Collection
Description
Montezuma was the site of extensive mining activity from the 1860s-1880s but was dormant in the early 1900s when the Goldfield strike was made. According to the information painted on the front of the "Road House" of the "Montezuma Trading Company", the traveler or prospector could purchase "Wines & Liquors, Tobacco, Miners Supplies, Hay & Grain, and Groceries" at the store. Montezuma was located in the Montezuma Mountains seven miles west of Goldfield and was experiencing a resurgence precipitated by the discoveries at Goldfield.
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Photograph of the Palace Theatre marquee, Las Vegas (Nev.), August 1960
Date
1960-08
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the Palace Theatre (later changed to the Guild Theatre). The marquee was advertising Yul Brynner and Gary Cooper, Solomon and Heba, and Wreck of the Mary Deare. A second sign was advertising, "cooled by refrigeration." Site Name: Palace Theatre (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of the Guild Theatre marquee advertising "Lawrence of Arabia," Las Vegas (Nev.), 1962
Date
1962
Archival Collection
Description
The marquee reads: "7 Academy Awards; 'Lawrence Of Arabia' Technicolor." Site Name: Guild Theatre (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of an advertising "The Gay Deceivers" outside the Guild Theatre, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1969
Date
1969
Archival Collection
Description
A man wearing a sign advertising Guild Theatre. The sign reads: "Now Showing Guild Theatre 'The Gay Deceivers' in Simply Devine Color." Site Name: Guild Theatre (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of Fremont Theatre marquee advertising "Arnold Rothstein," Las Vegas (Nev.), 1961
Date
1961
Archival Collection
Description
The marquee reads: "Open All Night; King Of The Roaring Twenties Story Of 'Arnold Rothstein' Plus 2nd Hit 'Mad Dog Coll;' Now Guild Theatre Ingrid Bergman 'Goodbye Again.'" Site Name: Fremont Theatre (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of the Fremont Theatre marquee advertising "Irma La Douce," Las Vegas (Nev.), 1963
Date
1963
Archival Collection
Description
The marquee and billboard read: "Now Guild Theatre Jack Lemmon 'Irma La Douce.'" The marquee also reads: "True Story of JFK, 'PT 109,' Cliff Robertson, Ty Hardin." Site Name: Fremont Theatre (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of the Fremont Theatre marquee advertising "The Big Circus," Las Vegas (Nev.), September 1959
Date
1959-09
Archival Collection
Description
The marquee reads: "Open All Night; Biggest Show In The World 'The Big Circus;' Cooled By Refrigeration." Site Name: Fremont Theatre (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Postcard of hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, early-mid 1960s
Date
1960 to 1966
Archival Collection
Description
Oversized postcard with four photographs taken in Las Vegas, Nevada: a daytime aerial view of a portion of the Las Vegas Strip; the exteriors of the Stardust and Flamingo Hotels at night; and the exterior of the Sands Hotel. Caption: "Howdy from the Las Vegas 'Strip'." Site Name: Flamingo Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.); Stardust Resort and Casino; Sands Hotel and Casino
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