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Southern Nevada photographs, 1863-1960

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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

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

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

Date

1925 to 1929

Description

Unidentified people at Pueblo Grande de Nevada, also known as the "Lost City," near Overton, Nevada. Description provided on front of card: "Ruins of adobe houses, Lost City of Nevada."

Image

Photograph of Pueblo Grande de Nevada, circa mid to late 1920s

Date

1925 to 1929

Description

An unidentified archeologist performing an excavation at Pueblo Grande de Nevada, also known as the "Lost City," near Overton, Nevada. Image may be included in Lost City Album, Nevada State Parks Collection.

Image

Photograph of Pueblo Grande de Nevada, circa mid to late 1920s

Date

1925 to 1929

Description

An unidentified archeologist standing by an excavation site at Pueblo Grande de Nevada, also known as "Lost City," near Overton, Nevada. Image may be included in Lost City Album, Nevada State Parks Collection.

Image

"The Forgotten Soldier": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1980 (year approximate) to 1995 (year approximate)

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On Black military service.

Text

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

Date

1925 to 1929

Description

The colored view of unidentified people at Pueblo Grande de Nevada, also known as the "Lost City," near Overton, Nevada. Description provided on front of card: "Adobe ruins, "Lost City," near Las Vegas, Nevada."

Image

Photograph of petrified tree, Valley of Fire, circa 1933

Date

1932 to 1934

Description

View of petrified tree at the Lost City in the Valley of Fire.

Image

Las Vegas Review-Journal Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00050

Abstract

The Las Vegas Review-Journal Photograph Collection depicts several events in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1935 to 1983 that were documented by Nevada’s largest newspaper, the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The photographs depict the fire at the Las Vegas School in 1935, the fire at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in 1980, an exhibition at the Lost City Museum in 1973, a memorial event honoring the first permanent school in Las Vegas in 1980, and an exhibition at the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society in 1983. The collection also contains photographs of some denizens of Las Vegas, including people at the Hughes Bar in Las Vegas, the last Union Pacific passenger train in Las Vegas, and schoolchildren at the Las Vegas School.

Archival Collection