Virginia "Teddy" Fenton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00022 Collection Name: Virginia "Teddy" Fenton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada Box/Folder: Folder 02
A color image of the House of Spirits liquor store, located in Carson City. The neon sign attached to the roof of the business shows a white ghost holding a black sign that reads "liquors" floating above another black and white sign that reads: "House of Spirits."
From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Exterior view of the Bucket of Blood Saloon sign located in Virginia City, Nevada. Inscription with the image says, "This building, standing since 1876, is one of the most interesting buildings in the Old West."
A black and white image of a train taken near the Six Companies yard north of Boulder City, heading south. Information from back of photo or photo sleeve states "First passenger train entering Boulder City," however, the train is going in the wrong direction.
Written on the front of the photo: "Old Calico City via Beacon Tavern, Barstow, Calif." A handwritten inscription found on the back reads: "Nearly a ghost town, but as you know, there are many mines still being worked on in these mountains."