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Postcard of a wild jackalope, circa mid to late 1900s
Date
1950 to 1999
Archival Collection
Description
The view of a jackalope, a cross between a jackrabbit and an antelope, in the wild. The back of the postcard reads: "Wild Jackalope: Also often called the Antelabbit, this, the most amazing of all desert animals, is reputed to be a cross between a Jack Rabbit and an Antelope. Rumor has it that the Jackalope sings at night in a voice that sounds almost human." Individual Creator credit goes to Bob Petley.
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Photograph of groundbreaking ceremony, late 1800s or early 1900s
Date
1890 to 1910
Archival Collection
Description
Groundbreaking ceremony including (left to right): 1) Al Coradetti, City Commissioner; 2) Rodney Colton, County Commissioner; 3) unidentified; 4) Ira Earl, County Commissioner; and 5) Frank Gusewelle, County Commissioner.
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Photograph of entryway to the Tonopah Club, Tonopah (Nev.), 1900-1920
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Sidewalk view of a man leaving the "Tonopah Club, Cafe, Bar, & Kendall Rooms." In the distance you can see the "Ace Club" and "Nevada Cafe" on the same street. Site Name: Tonopah Club
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Photograph of building at Las Vegas Rail Yards, Las Vegas (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Archival Collection
Description
Machine Shop building at the LV Rail yards. Image taken in the early 1900s.
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Film transparency of Roy Mosback and Henry Lotts at Lucky Strike mine, Clark County, Nevada, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Roy Mosback and Henry Lotts at the "Lucky Strike" mine near Mount Charleston, per the handwritten description at the bottom of 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.
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Photograph of an airplane possibly near Las Vegas, circa early to mid 1900s
Date
1925 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
A view of an airplane possibly located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of children, circa late 1800s to early 1900s
Date
1880 to 1910
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Marjorie Rockwell's Birthday party." Some of the people in the photograph are identified as Rollene, Mosback, Marjorie Rockwell, Suzanne Dale, Norman Ullon, Bill Stinsm, George Von Tobel, Rondy [?], Make McNamse [?], Leon Rockwell, Eugenia Nausm, and lorraine Henry.
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Five unidentified men standing in front of Nevada Club Saloon and Moapa Produce Co. store, Moapa, Nevada: photographic print and negative, approximately 1900 to 1930
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Item
Archival Collection
Leon Rockwell Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00008
Collection Name: Leon Rockwell Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 06, Box SH-015
Collection Name: Leon Rockwell Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 06, Box SH-015
Archival Component
Photograph album 1, Leon Rockwell Collection, circa 1900s-1910s, page 9
Date
1900 to 1910
1905 to 1919
Description
Captions: Vernal Falls; Nevada Falls 594 ft. Yo-Wi-Ye; Nevada Falls.
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Photograph of horse team pulling wagons loaded with ore, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
Archival Collection
Description
Caption: No. 20 - Looking East. From. Jombo
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