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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."

Image

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

Image

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.

Image

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.

Image

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.

Text

Unidentified man posing with two burros, labeled "When Shall We meet Again": postcard, approximately 1900-1910

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Item

Archival Collection

C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00350
Collection Name: C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 04

Archival Component

Miners working with and without the "Dust Arrester" drill attachment. Advertisment with description on reverse: photographic print, approximately 1900-1915

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00350
Collection Name: C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 06

Archival Component

Unidentified man with dog wearing a pack, labeled "Goldfields' Lighting Express in the early days": postcard, approximately 1900-1905

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00350
Collection Name: C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 03

Archival Component

Portrait of Death Valley Scotty, labeled "Scotty the Desert Mystery." There is a handwritten message on back: postcard, approximately 1900-1905

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00350
Collection Name: C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 04

Archival Component

Haller, Linda L. The Business of Betting: Proposals for Reforming the Taxation of Business Gamblers, Tax Lawyer 38(4), approximately 1900 to 1999

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
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Collection Number: MS-00626
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 17

Archival Component