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Panoramic photograph of Clark's Las Vegas Townsite, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1905-1925

Date

1905 to 1925

Description

Photo includes Union Pacific Railroad depot, Las Vegas Drug Store, laundry business and other buildings. The view is south-western with the intersection of Ogden Street and Main Street visible in the right center of the photograph. Approximate date 1909.

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Photograph of advertisements on ore wagons at Tonopah Railroad Carnival, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s

Description

Photograph of advertisements on ore wagons at Tonopah Railroad Carnival, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s

Image

Photograph of people seated in stands at Tonopah Railroad Carnival, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s

Description

Photograph of people seated in stands at Tonopah Railroad Carnival, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s

Image

Photograph of mining tower, Rhyolite (Nev.), circa 1925

Date

1924 to 1926

Description

The view of a mining tower between Mountain Ladd and Montgomery Mountain in Rhyolite, Nevada. Handwritten description provided on back of image: "between Mt. Ladd and Montgomery Mt. out in the middle of the alluvium. Tower documents attempt to reach bedrock. They went down 350 feet and didn't get to bedrock. See USGS Bulletin 407. - Ed Whipple, 12/19/78."

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Photograph of town, Tonopah (Nev.), circa 1900

Date

1899 to 1901

Description

This is a photograph of early Tonopah. This community came together and started this town in 1900 because of the discovery of silver-rich ore.

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Photograph of a family by their house, Alamo (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Joe Sharp and his family pictured outside of their home on the west side of Richardville, Nevada. Pictured from left to right; George Stowell, Mayme Stowell (Joe Sharp's daughter), Lawrence Sharp, Jewel Sharp Dimick, Mayme Catherine Richard Sharp, Keller (neighbor-boy), and Joseph Lewis Sharp, the son of Henry Sharp.

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Geological Significance of Isostasy and Gravity Measurement, 1925

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00017
Collection Name: Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Box 09

Archival Component

Photograph of the dedication of Hermiston Memorial Baptist Church, Las Vegas, March 8, 1925

Date

1925-03-08

Description

Handwritten description provided on back of image: "Dedication of Hermiston Memorial Baptist Church, March 8, 1925." Site Name: Hermiston Memorial Baptist Church (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Elizabeth Pratt's Swarthmore College literary journal, 1925 to 1926

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Elizabeth and Charles Pratt Personal Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01063
Collection Name: Elizabeth and Charles Pratt Personal Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02

Archival Component

Colorado River Exploration Company: stock journal, 1925-1933

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Fayle Family Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00404
Collection Name: Fayle Family Papers
Box/Folder: Box 15

Archival Component