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Dayton, Nevada Gold Discovery Sesquicentennial Commemorative Plate
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The Dayton, Nevada Gold Discovery Sesquicentennial Commemorative Plate collection (1999) contains one china plate commemorating the sesquicentennial of the discovery of gold in Dayton, Nevada in 1849.
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Byron Shutt oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Byron Shutt conducted by Jack Andrews on March 09, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Shutt discusses the history of Henderson, Nevada after moving there from Missouri in 1949. Shutt describes hitchhiking his way to Las Vegas, Nevada from Missouri, meeting Jim Thorpe in Thorpe's Henderson supper club, and the legalization of gambling in Henderson. Shutt also discusses mining operations in Henderson, chemical plants in Henderson such as the Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada plant, housing, and the Henderson school system.
Archival Collection
Photograph of the interior of a mill, Round Mountain (Nev.), early 1900s
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Photograph of miners with sacks of ore from Round Mountain (Nev.), early 1900s
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Photograph of couple with ore cart on Round Mountain (Nev.), early 1900s
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George Mortimer Photograph Album of Searchlight, Nevada
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The George Mortimer Photograph Album of Searchlight, Nevada dates between approximately 1900 and 1910, and contains black-and-white photographic prints illustrating various scenes and individuals in Searchlight, Nevada. Some images are captioned with initials or brief names.
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