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Postcard of adobe ruins, Pueblo Grande de Nevada, circa mid to late 1920s

Date

1925 to 1929

Description

A view of adobe ruins at an excavation site in Pueblo Grande de Nevada, also known as the "Lost City," near Overton, Nevada.

Image

Pueblo Grande de Nevada Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00143

Abstract

The Pueblo Grande de Nevada Photograph Collection (approximately 1920-1980) contains black-and-white photographic prints, negatives, and slides depicting archaeological sites located in Overton, Moapa, Valley of Fire, Red Rock, Pyramid Lake, Kane Springs, Virgin River, the “Lost City,” and Lake Mead, Nevada. Images display the different stages of digging during the archaeological excavation of Pueblo Grande de Nevada. Also included are images showcasing artifacts uncovered during the excavations, the Saint Thomas, Nevada and the flooding of archaeological sites after the construction of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam.

Archival Collection

Lost City Museum

No description.

Subject

Lost City (historical)

No description.

Broader

Feature

abandoned populated place

Geographic Location

Richard "Chick" Perkins oral history interview

Identifier

OH-04001

Abstract

Oral history interview with Richard "Chick" Perkins conducted by an unidentified interviewer on February 5, 1974 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview Perkins responds to questions about the history of the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, the Pueblo de Grande archaelogical site, and the Lost City, Museum in Overton, Nevada. He provides a detailed response to questions about the indigenous peoples of the southern Nevada area, looking at their customs, culture, and perceptions regarding white settlement in the area.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Pueblo Grande de Nevada, 1926

Date

1926

Description

A crew performing an excavation at Pueblo Grande de Nevada, also known as the "Lost City," near Overton, Nevada. Description provided with image: "At the Lost City Dig-1926."

Image

Southern Nevada photographs, 1863-1960

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The Southern Nevada photographs depict towns, mines, railroads, workers, and settlers in Southern Nevada from 1863 to 1960. The photographs primarily depict Native American petroglyphs, desert landscapes, mines and mining machinery, and the archaeological dig at Pueblo Grande de Nevada (also known as the Lost City). The photographs depict the towns of Virginia City, Beatty, Genoa, Searchlight, Rhyolite, St. Thomas, Lost City, Pioche, and Overton. The items described include black-and-white photographic prints, postcards, negatives, and slides; items listed are photographic prints unless otherwise specified.

Archival Collection

Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00014
Collection Name: Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Willis Clark Evans oral history interview

Identifier

OH-04003

Abstract

Oral history interview with Willis Clark Evans conducted by Bernard Timberg on February 5, 1974 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Evans discusses his father, Native American archaeologist Willis Lyman Evans, his mother, Jessie Dave Evans, his uncle, Henry "Hank" Dave as he recounts his upbringing and family history. He shares memories of family trips around the United States, hunting trips, learning traditional crafts from his father, finding artifacts, and visiting Richard "Chick" Perkins at the Lost City Museum. He also recounts stories about his mother and her Shoshone family, including stories about his uncle's experiences as a ranch worker in Northern Nevada.

Archival Collection