An auction held May 15-16, 1905 to sell lots within Clark's Las Vegas Townsite. A group of men and women stand on and around a covered wooden platform outdoors. The auctioneer stands to the left of center at the front of the platform. The decision to auction lots within Clark's Las Vegas Townsite was not made until May 10, 1905. Auctioneer C.O. Whittemore was the president of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company.
Filming of the motion picture "Meet Me in Las Vegas" outside of the Sands Hotel. Handwritten on back of photograph: "Mr. Pasternak" (producer Joe Pasternak). Pasternak is seen near the right of the photo with actor Tony Martin (in plaid shirt, with his hands in front and back of Pasternak).