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Map of Argentite Red Mountain Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, circa 1908-1913

Date

1908 to 1913

Description

'Compiled by C. A. Liddell, U.S. Mineral Surveyor, Tonopah, Nevada, from surveys by Sherwin, Giles and Liddell.' Published between 1908-1913? Scale [ca. 1:7,200]. 1 in. equals 600 feet. Map printed on linen.

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J. Ross Clark, Miriam Clark, and James Ross Clark II: photographic prints and negatives, approximately 1900 to 1920

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

J. Ross Clark Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00144
Collection Name: J. Ross Clark Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01, Box SH-023, Binder PB-003

Archival Component

Postcard showing Scotty's Castle and Death Valley Scotty, Death Valley, California, circa mid 1900s

Date

1920 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

An image composed of Scotty's Castle, Death Valley Scotty, and a stone covered in petroglyphs. Located within the far northern region of Death Valley in Grapevine Canyon, the Death Valley Ranch, more commonly known as Scotty's Castle, is a prime example of Spanish-Mediterranean styling during the Roaring 1920s and Depression of the 1930s. Death Valley Scotty was a prospector, performer, and con man who was made famous by his scams involving gold mining near Death Valley. The petroglyph-covered rock beside Death Valley Scotty was designed by Native Americans who inhabited the valley hundreds of years ago. Transcribed across the bottom of the image: "The world's most hospitable host, Death Valley Scotty," Scotty's Castle, Death Valley, Calif."

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Home Notes: the Ideal Paper for the Ideal Home, vol. 525, no. 1626. London: Newnes & Pearson Publishing Co., 1925 March 07

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Mavis Eggle "Books as They Were Bought" Collection
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Collection Number: MS-01144
Collection Name: Mavis Eggle "Books as They Were Bought" Collection
Box/Folder: Box 30

Archival Component

Original plat, townsite of Las Vegas, Lincoln Co., Nevada, January 13, 1905

Date

1905-01-13

Description

Subtitle: 'Embracing the N. 1/2 of S.W. 1/4 Sec. 27 Township 20S. R.61E. Mt. Diablo Meridian.' 'Book 1, page 17A" handwritten in lower right corner. Signed by Henry Lee, County Recorder, Lincoln County Nevada. 'Filed at request of J.T. Williams, January 13th A.D. 1905.' Backwards handwriting on right side. Map has a Lincoln County seal on the bottom near the center. In the dedication J.T. McWilliams states that he has surveyed and platted the townsite of Las Vegas subject to the right of way of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company. He signed the dedication on Jan. 13, 1905, and it was signed by witnesses Scale [ca. 1:2,520? 1 inch to approx. 210 feet?]. Copy of a blueline print.

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People picnicking in the desert. Handwritten inscription given with photograph: "Aunt Alma, Earl, Mother, Floyd, Bessie, Alley Lawson": photographic print, approximately 1915 to 1925

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Leon Rockwell Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00008
Collection Name: Leon Rockwell Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 10

Archival Component

Map of Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, Nevada, 1954

Date

1954

Description

Scale [ca. 1:63,360. 1 in. to approx. 5,280 ft.].Cadastral map. 'Compiled for C.D. Baker, Reg. Civil Engineer Nevada No. 6 and Licensed Real Estate Broker by Tyson Engineering Co., Las Vegas, Nevada.' 'Copyright 1954 Tyson Engineering Co., Las Vegas, Nevada. Drawn by E.M. Ballinger' Tyson Engineering Company

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Map of Tonopah Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, 1902

Date

1902

Description

'Compiled and published by Booker & Bradford, engineers, Tonopah, Nevada.' 'Copyrighted by Booker & Bradford 1902.' 'Lith. Britton & Rey, S.F., Cal.' Relief shown by hachures. Includes insets of Ray Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, and Vicinity map of Tonopah Mining District, Nye County, Nevada. Includes advertisements and photographs of Tonopah ore, town of Tonopah, and of J.L. Butler, discoverer of the Mizpah Lode. Scale [ca. 1:7,200]. 1 inch to 600 feet. Mounted on linen.

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Postcard of Queen of Hearts playing card with a beach scene as the background, Atlantic City (N.J.), approximately 1900s-1980s

Date

1900 to 1989

Description

A postcard illustrating the queen of hearts with a beach scene and a resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey in the center of the card.

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Plat showing original townsite and subdivisions, Las Vegas, Lincoln County, Nevada, May 1905

Date

1905-05

Description

Land owned by the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad is outlined. Scale: [ca. 1:12,000]. 1 inch = 1,000 feet. Cadastral map. Blueline print. Additional copy available in the J.T. McWilliams manuscript collection

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