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Photograph of construction at the Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company, Goldfield, Nevada, circa 1907-1908

Date

1907 to 1908

Description

The Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company under construction in Goldfield, Nevada. A Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad engine (seen on the railroad tracks) was converted into a crane to aid construction. The mining company was formed in 1907 and the mill was constructed late in the year and began processing ore in early 1908. The company was formed by George Nixon and George Wingfield. The mill continued running until 1918 when the company ceased operation.

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Ruthe Scott Photographs of Las Vegas, Nevada Hotels and Casinos

Identifier

PH-00220

Abstract

The Ruthe Scott Photographs of Las Vegas, Nevada Hotels and Casinos contain color and black-and-white negatives and transparencies of Las Vegas hotels and casinos from 1960 to 1986. The collection includes the Sahara Hotel, Castaways Hotel and Casino, the Desert Inn Hotel, the Dunes Hotel, the Riviera Hotel, the Sands Hotel, the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall, Tally Ho Grounds, the Thunderbird Hotel, and the Hotel Flamingo. The collection also includes people gambling in Las Vegas casinos and two transparencies of Nevada politician Phil Tobin, who sponsored the bill to legalize gambling in 1931.

Archival Collection

Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, July 26, 2004

Date

2004-07-26

Description

Includes meeting minutes and agenda, along with additional information about contracts.

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Photograph of Hemenway Wash, Nevada and Colorado River, circa 1932

Date

Unknown year in the decade of the 1930s (year approximate)

Description

A view of Hemenway Wash and the Colorado River before Lake Mead.

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Alice Key and Nevada Senator Howard Cannon: photographic print

Date

1930 (year approximate) to 1999 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

From the Alice Key Photograph Collection (PH-00297)

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View of an oak brush down a road in Nevada: photographic print

Date

1910 (year approximate) to 1930 (year approximate)

Description

From the Chester R. Longwell Photograph Collection (PH-00311). Oak brush on the road to Willow Creek from Smith Ranch.

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Jean Ford drawing on a map of Southern Nevada: photographic print

Date

1976 (year approximate) to 1977 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

From the Jean Ford Photograph Collection (PH-00295)

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Howard Cannon at the Wild Horse Dam, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1983 (year approximate)

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)

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Photograph of Tule Springs camp, Nevada, circa 1962-1963

Date

1962 (year approximate) to 1963 (year approximate)

Description

A general view of Tule Springs camp site.

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