Wagonload of lumber from Ed Von Tobel Lumber Co. Clark Forwarding Co., owned and operated by Ed W. Clark and Charles C. Ronnow, hauled the lumber and supplies. Physical object has an insert containg additional biographical information.
Ed Von Tobel, Sr. and (possibly) Tony Felix on an exploring trip for mining claims in mountains surrounding Las Vegas. Physical object has an insert containing additional biographical information.
'Surveyor Generals Office. San Francisco California October 1st 1862. [signed] E.F. Beale, U.S. Surv. Genl. Nevada Terry.' In upper right corner: 'Ho. Reps. Ex. Doc. No. 1. 37th Cong. 3d. Sess.' Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:253,440] 1 in. to 4 miles (W 120°08--W 118°40/N 39°45--N 38°00)
Black and white image of the boys basketball team for Clark County High School playing a game of basketball, per the handwritten description above the image. Note: Image is from a family photo album that was loaned to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and returned to the family on July 17, 1984.
Black and white image of Olive Lake, Clyde McGriff, and Della McGriff at what appears to be a picnic, most likely located in Las Vegas. Handwritten on the bottom border of the image: "Olive, Clyde & Della McGriff." Note: Image is from a family photo album that was loaned to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and returned to the family on July 17, 1984.
Title in upper left and right margins: Las Vegas, Nevada. Identifies business tenants in the downtown area and includes property valuations, measurements, addresses, etc. Cadastral map. Oriented with north to the lower right.Text, illustrations, aerial photos, and ancillary map of the Las Vegas Strip on verso. Cataloger has determined date of map to be between 1952 and 1955 because the Sahara and the Sands Casinos are shown on the verso of the map, and they both opened in 1952, but the Riviera and the Dunes opened in 1955, and they are not shown on the map. Also, the Hotel Last Frontier is shown on the verso of the map, and its name was changed to New Frontier in 1955. Note: Many of the property names and addresses are erroneous when compared to Las Vegas business directories from the same period.
A postcard illustrating a poker scene. The caption reads, "This slick-looking youth came out West, And to win all our coin did his best; He held five kings, by Gum! We each held a gun-And the Coroner held an inquest"