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Silver Spur Casino in Reno, Nevada: postcard
Date
1970 (year approximate) to 1989 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Silver Spur in Reno, Nevada circa 1970s-1980s. Also visible are the Horseshoe Club, The Nugget, the Ground Cow restaurant, and The Primadonna.
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Aerial photograph of Pittman, Nevada, April 30, 1942
Date
1942-04-30
Archival Collection
Description
Pittman, Nevada from the air.
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Photograph of Eldorado Casino, Henderson, Nevada, circa 1980
Date
1980
Archival Collection
Description
The Eldorado Casino in Henderson, Nevada.
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Photograph of Bob Coffin, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1982
Date
1982
Archival Collection
Description
Nevada Assemblyman Bob Coffin.
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Postcard showing Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
The view of the small town of Searchlight, Nevada. Formed in 1897, Searchlight is an old boomtown that was made popular when George Frederick Colton discovered gold at the location where the town is now built. Unnamed buildings cluster together in the center of the postcard while rocky terrain decorated with small shrubs and mines surround the city's outskirts. Transcribed onto the bottom of the postcard: "Searchlight, Nevada; Duplex Mine In Foreground." The Frasher's Foto logo is also printed onto the bottom right corner.
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Slide of the Club 50 Cafe, McGill, Nevada, 1986
Date
1986
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the exterior of Club 50 Cafe, located on Highway 93 outside of Ely in McGill, Nevada. The red neon signs hanging off of the building read: "Club 50 Cafe; Bar."
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Letter from John M. Bunker, Eldorado Canyon, Nevada to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada
Date
1892-01-12
Archival Collection
Description
From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter and a typed transcription of the same letter.
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Postcard of pack mules, Belleville, Nevada, 1880s
Date
1880 to 1889
Archival Collection
Description
Mule skinners (drivers) and pack mules assembled before a huge rick of cordwood at wood camp near Belleville, Nevada in 1880s. Wood provided fuel for ore mill. In the background, there are many tree stumps.
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Slide of protesters near the Nevada Test Site, June 1984
Date
1984-06
Archival Collection
Description
Color image of people involved with the Lenten Desert Experience (also called the Nevada Desert Experience), a group protesting nuclear testing. A palm frond is also visible.
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Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard
Date
1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Artistic rendition of Caesar's Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The postcard reads, "I, Caesar, present my palace of pleasure..."
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