The Las Vegas, Nevada photographs depict the city of Las Vegas from 1940 to 1970. The photographs include the houses of the Squires Family and the Park Family, Bonanza Aircraft, Nellis Air Force Base, and Squires Park.
Archival Collection
Charles P. Squires Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00002 Collection Name: Charles P. Squires Photograph Collection Box/Folder: N/A
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series V. Smoky Valley, Nevada and Round Mountain, Nevada -- Subseries V.A. Carver, Carver-Duhme, and Carver-Book Families (Smoky Valley). Gerald moved to the Smoky Valley after purchasing the Carver ranch. Formerly, he had been a rancher near Glendale, California, northeast of Bakersfield, California.
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series V. Smoky Valley, Nevada and Round Mountain, Nevada -- Subseries V.D. Zaval Family (Smoky Valley and Round Mountain). Genevieve Mealman, Ms. Woodhouse (teacher), Eva Johnson (Indian girl), Irene “Rene” Rogers Berg Zaval, Pete Rogers, Harvey Mealman (identified from left to right).
Materials contain photographs of Las Vegas, Nevada after 1930, including photographs of the Von Tobel family, Fremont Street, Hoover Dam construction, aerial photographs of the city, local organizations like the Kiwanis Club, and the Von Tobel Lumber Company.
Archival Collection
Jacob E. Von Tobel Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00204 Collection Name: Jacob E. Von Tobel Photograph Collection Box/Folder: N/A
From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). The Ward Charcoal Ovens located in Eastern Nevada near Ely are remnants of Nevada's silver and lead booms in the 1870s. The ovens are 30 feet high.