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Postcard of Sutro Tunnel, Nevada, 1900s
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 09
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 09
Archival Component
Postcard of Virginia City, Nevada, 1900s
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 09
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 09
Archival Component
Goodsprings, Nevada, approximately 1900-1940
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Helen J. Stewart Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00104
Collection Name: Helen J. Stewart Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 04
Collection Name: Helen J. Stewart Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 04
Archival Component
Boomtown, Inc.: newspaper articles, gaming license data, and correspondence, 1980-1987
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming
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Collection Number: MS-00658
Collection Name: Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 047 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 047 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Weepah, Nevada, approximately 1900-1940
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00014
Collection Name: Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 09 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 09 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Swell Hogan, 1925 to 1929
Level of Description
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
The Swell Hogan sub-series (1925-1929) contains black-and-white photographic prints and negatives of direction and production stills for the film Swell Hogan (1926). The direction stills portray sets, principal and supporting cast members, and production members, while the production stills depict scenes from the film from beginning to end. Also included are correspondence, production costs, and a fire insurance policy pertaining to the film.
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Photograph of Nevada Hatch, Nevada, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Handwritten description provided on back of image: "Nevada Hatch, family trad. That she was first Anglo-Saxon child born in Nevada." Included with the image is a copy of a typed letter which reads: "Miss Merle Irwin, Vista del Monte, #118 3775 Modoc Road Santa Barbara, California 93105. Jan. 10, 1978. University of Nevada, Library, Las Vegas. My dear Friends: A year ago my brother and I visited and talked to a lovely lady to whom I promised a photograph of a distant cousin in Michigan, named NEVADA HATCH, because it was said she was the first Anglo-Saxon child born in Nevada. I have now secured it from my brother, Warren Irwin, at 9457 Las Vegas Blvd., Paradise Spa #4, have had a copy made, and herewith send you the original. Sincerely, Merle Irwin." Individual Creator credit goes to H. B. Leckenby.
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Photograph of Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
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Photograph of Gilbert (Nev.), 1925
Date
1925-02-25
Archival Collection
Description
Gilbert, Nevada, February 25, 1925. Gilbert was located in the Monte Cristo Range, 26 miles west of Tonopah. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "The town was founded as the result of a rich gold strike in the area by the Gilbert brothers in 1924. At its height (1925-1927), the town's population exceeded 400. After the boom, the mines maintained a small, steady production until World War II eventually forced them to close. In addition to gold, the district produced lead, silver and high grade turquoise. Nevada Historical Society Collection." There is a date stamp: 1987.
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Photograph of Jim Butler, Tonopah, Nevada, circa 1900s
Date
1900 to 1909
Archival Collection
Description
Jim Butler, the prospector who struck the first gold and silver ores in Tonopah, Nevada circa 1900, sitting in a rocking chair, probably in Tonopah.
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