Original color postcard of Tonopah, Nevada, 1905. The district's major mines appear on Mount Oddie in the background. At the time the population of the town was over 4,000 and the mines were producing in excess of $230,000 a month. Tonopah went on to become one of the state's largest silver producers.
The Las Vegas Sun Photographs depict significant events in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1948 to 1989 that were covered by the newspaper. The photographs partially document the gubernatorial, senatorial, mid-term, and local elections in Nevada in 1982. The photographs also include protests by African Americans for better wages and renters for fair housing practices, McCarran Airport, protests against the Nevada Test Site, the Las Vegas Strip and downtown Las Vegas, hotels and casinos, political events, parades, dedications of buildings, and aerial photographs of the city. The photographs also depict politicians during campaign events and fundraisers, including President Ronald Reagan; U.S. Senators Howard Cannon, Pat McCarran, Chic Hecht, Paul Laxalt, and Harry Reid; Nevada governors Mike O'Callaghan and Robert List; and Lieutenant Governor Bob Cashell.
Brian Jones is a photographer based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jones has been working with the Las Vegas News Bureau for twenty years.
Source:
Magone, Brendan. "The Las Vegas News Bureau "Re-Visualizes Las Vegas" with Traveling Exhibit." Published August 27, 2015. http://lasvegastoppicks.com/las-vegas-news-bureau-re-visualizes-las-vegas-traveling-exhibit/
Photographer's notes: "Aerial view showing the twelve central girders installed as support for the eventual bridge deck and the Nevada side hairpin turn, February 3, 2010." Site Name: Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge
Photographer's notes: "Aerial view showing the twelve central girders installed as support for the eventual bridge deck, February 3, 2010. Lake Mead marina at the top." Site Name: Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge