The Union Plaza Photograph Collection, approximately 1970 to 1971, consists of photographic prints and negatives taken during the construction of the Union Plaza Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. Images portray the construction process, the surrounding area and businesses, and the completed project.
Tonopah Belmont Development Company mill, Millers, Nevada, 1913. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "Built in 1907, the 60 stamp mill operated until late 1918. It was the smaller of two mills located at Millers. The largest, the Desert Mill of the Desert Power and Mill Company, was located a short distance to the east of the Belmont mill. During its lifetime, the mill processed 568,000 tons of Tonopah ore with a recovery of $12,000,000. The Tonopah Belmont Development Company also had a large 100 stamp mill near its Belmont mine in Tonopah. Millers was located 12 miles west of Tonopah on the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad." There is a date stamp: 1983.
Candelaria was born as a result of silver mining in the area. Silver was discovered nearby in 1863 and large scale mining began in 1873. The town-site was laid out in 1876 and soon supported saloons, stores, a newspaper, schools, and a railroad, the Carson and Colorado, which reached town in 1882. Peak population was over 1,500, recorded in 1883. The mines most prosperous years were during the 1880s, although mining continued through the 1950s with a total production of over $21,000,000. Candelaria was virtually deserted by 1940 and had become a ghost town by 1950. Large scale open pit mining began in 1977 and continued through 1996.
Note: No date. John J. Grier was the manager of restaurants on the Rock Island Railroad line, which had a station at El Reno, Oklahoma. Illustration at top of menu shows a young boy holding a spoon, saying to two turkeys, "Never mind, Mr. Turk. I'll get even with you Thanksgiving." Bottom of the menu has illustration of roast turkey titled "Even with Mr. Turk." Menu insert: Quotations; Humorous features Location: El Reno, Oklahoma, United States
Harriett Thornton Hicks was born June 8, 1913,in Parowan,Utah; the thirteenth child of 14. She tells of her pioneer family who dwelled in two log cabins—one for cooking and one for sleeping. In 1931, she moved to Las Vegas to join two older sisters who had relocated here. She was picked up at the train by young Charles Hicks, who was a friend of her sisters. Charles had a car and offered to provide transportation. Within three years, the two were married. She quit her drug store job to raise a family and he