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Slide of Shorty's Club, Elko, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

An image of the neon sign for Shorty's Club, located on Railroad Street in Elko. The neon sign depicts a small man wearing a blue hat standing beside the words: "Shorty's Club." A sign advertising the "First Federal Savings of Nevada" can be seen in the distance.

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Nevada Environmental Conference; Assessing the State of Nevada's Environment - Proceedings by University of Nevada, Reno, approximately 1996 September 30 to 1996 October 01

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Clark County Planning Commission Research Library Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01027
Collection Name: Clark County Planning Commission Research Library Collection
Box/Folder: Box 73

Archival Component

Various mining company records for Goldfield, Nevada

Date

1907 to 1921

Description

From the Charles S. Sprague and Benjamin Gill Papers on Nevada Mining (MS-00570).

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Nevada Co-Operative Mining Company correspondence

Date

1914 to 1916

Description

From the Charles S. Sprague and Benjamin Gill Papers on Nevada Mining (MS-00570).

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West view of Sheep Range, Nevada: photogrpahic print

Date

1910 (year approximate) to 1930 (year approximate)

Description

From the Chester R. Longwell Photograph Collection (PH-00311). Old Slope is trenched deeply by stream course from largest canyon, which is building up a new fan-slope farther out. This trench is 125 ft. deep at canyon mouth and gradually fades out about 5 miles from the mountain front. Note the dissected rock bench at base of range. It is almost 1 mile wide, and is bounded by an old fault on each side. Note the nature surface at top of range. N IV-39.

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Main Base Camp at Nevada Test Site, Mercury: photographic print

Date

1945-19-82

Description

Mercury, the Main Base Camp at Nevada Test Site (NTS). The camp provides overnight accommodations for more than 950 people. It is a warehousing, communication, repair, fabrication and field administration center.

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Sketch map of Nevada and the southeastern portion of California, 1906

Date

1906

Description

34 x 24 cm. Relief shown by hachures. Map may be a reprint of a map by George S. Clason, published by the Clason Map Co. in Denver, Colo., in 1906. Map is printed on blue paper. "OPHIR" and a star printed near Pueblo in Nye County. Shows railroad routes.

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Sketch map of Nevada and the southeastern portion of California, 1906

Date

1906

Description

42 x 29 cm. Relief shown by hachures. Copyright held by George S. Clason. "Compliments of the Patrick Investment Co. ... Denver, Colorado." Includes index. Shows railroad routes. "We have offices, representatives and properties in every camp marked in red on this map." Original publisher: Clason Map Co..

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Maps of geographical surveys of parts of California, southeastern Nevada, Arizona and southwestern Utah, made under the command of George M. Wheeler, 1872-1873

Date

1872 to 1873

Description

At top of plate: 'U.S. geographical surveys west of the one-hundredth meridian. Parts of California, S.E. Nevada, Arizona & S.W. Utah.' At bottom of plate: 'Expeditions of 1872 & 1873, under the command of 1st Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army.' 'G. K. Gilbert, A. R. Marvine, E. E. Howell, geological assistants.' 'By order of The Honorable The Secretary of War, under the direction of Brig. Gen. A. A. Humphries, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army.' Published by Government Printing Office. 2 map sections on 1 sheet. Scale: 1 inch to 8 miles.

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