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Postcard of Porter Building, Rhyolite (Nev.), 1970s
Date
1970 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Remains of the Porter Building. It was originally constructed in 1906 and was once the most prominent store in Rhyolite. It was owned by HD and LD Porter (Porter Brothers).
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Photograph of Wells Fargo Building, Nevada, 1930-1940
Date
1930 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
An oversized picture of Mary Toleno posing in front of the Wells fargo Building and fire station at Gold Hill.
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Photograph of building ruins, Rhyolite (Nev.), 1906
Date
1906
Archival Collection
Description
Ruins of buildings that once stood in Rhyolite, Nevada. Building to the right reads: "H.D & L.D. Porter 1906." Taken by E.S. Giles.
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Photograph of demolished home on B Street, Las Vegas (Nev.), April 23, 1962
Date
1962-04-23
Archival Collection
Description
Ruins of building at 908 N. "B" Street, West Las Vegas after being demolished. Street Address: 908 North B Street
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Perkins, Richard F. , 1915-1996
Richard Fay "Chick" Perkins was born on March 3, 1915, in Overton, Nevada. He participated in his first archaeological expedition at age 17 and three years later formed a partnership with Dr. William S. Park to excavate, save, and record certain Lost City ruins. In 1956, he replaced his father, Fay Perkins, as curator of the Lost City Museum and remained in that position until his retirement in 1980. Perkins died on January 3, 1996, and is buried at Pioneer Hill Memorial Cemetery in Moapa Valley, Nevada.
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