Night view of the Eldorado hotel and casino and its marquee sign, both owned by the Carano family, in Reno, Nevada. While the Eldorado was opened in 1973, its marquee sign displayed in the photograph was installed in 1986. Site Name: Eldorado (Reno, Nev.)
Collage of a mule in the Nevada desert. Possibly a postcard. Caption on the top reads: "O, Dont [sic] you remember the desert old pal, the desert with scenery like this, a Joshua Palm and a lonesome old Jack, the fortunes you dream of but miss." Caption on the bottom left reads: "40 miles from wood, 50 miles from water, 10 feet from hell, God bless our home."
From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, an envelope, a typed transcription of the same letter, and a copy of original letter attached.
Inside the Control Point at the Nevada Test Site the Test Controller (at table) prepares to conduct a nuclear test. Members of the Test Controller's Advisory Panel (at table) are experts in nuclear weapons, meteorology, radiation, and nuclear medicine.
From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, an envelope, a typed transcription of the same letter, and a copy of original letter attached.