Photograph of the Bottle House in Rhyolite which is located in Nye County along the eastern edge of Death Valley. The house was completed in 1906 by Tom Kelly, who was a local saloon owner.
Photograph of the Bottle House in Rhyolite which is located in Nye County along the eastern edge of Death Valley. The house was completed in 1906 by Tom Kelly, who was a local saloon owner.
The locations in Southern Nevada and the Southwestern United States photographs depict people in Southern Nevada and the Southwestern United States from approximately 1900 to 1975. The photographs include politicians and engineers investigating the Colorado River for the future sight of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam in Black Canyon; Hoover Dam workers and construction; the towns of Goodsprings, Beatty, and Indian Springs in Nevada; the Grand Canyon in Arizona; and Mount Charleston in Nevada. The items described include black-and-white photographic prints, postcards, and negatives; items listed are photographic prints unless otherwise specified.
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Charles P. Squires Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00002 Collection Name: Charles P. Squires Photograph Collection Box/Folder: N/A
Typed description provided on back of image: "This was our home in Rhyolite during 1909 and 1910. Left to right my sister Leila, my mother Mrs. Robert L. Sloan, my sister Margaret (4 yrs old) Nellie, age 8. Home was about 3 blocks from the school but I do not remember the street name. House showing to the right had blown from its foundation across the street and lodged against our house. It became our playhouse." From left to right: 1) Leila Faird; 2) Mrs. Robert L. Sloan; 3) Margaret Faird (age 4); and 4) Nellie (age 8).