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Postcard of Evan and Kathy Thompson in front of Tradin' Post, Rhyolite (Nev.), 1970s
Date
1970 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
A postcard of Even and Kathy Thompson standing in front of Tradin' Post in Rhyolite, Nevada. Typed description provided on back of postcard reads: "Rhyolite, Nevada. At the Trading Post. Evan and Kathy Thompson, youngest ghost of Rhyolite." Address stamped on back: "The Bottle House, Rhyolite Nevada, P. O. Box 93, Beatty, Nevada 89003." This postcard can possibly be credited to Desert Graphix, Trona, CA 93562.
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Photograph of the ghost town in Rhyolite, Nevada, December 25, 1951
Date
1951-12-25
Archival Collection
Description
The ghost town of Rhyolite, Nevada with a handwritten inscription on back by Dortis Hancock: "Doris, Mabel, and Frank ate our Christmas picnic dinner in the car in front of the "bank" - the tall building in ruins - Dec. 25, 1951. We had a grand time. This card was purched in the bottle - house from an old resident who claimed to have arrived there in 1886 and declared he wouldn't want to live any place else".
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Rhyolite's famous pet burro, Maud, outside the Newton Grill: postcard
Date
1907
Archival Collection
Description
From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Breakfast time for Maud, Rhyolite's famous pet burro, at the restaurant.
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Photograph of the "Ghost City", Rhyolite, Nevada, circa 1920s
Date
1920 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
The "Ghost City"of Ryholite, Nevada with views of abandoned buildings and the desert.
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Photograph of Harry Suiter next to a deserted house in Rhyolite (Nev.), circa 1930
Date
1929 to 1931
Archival Collection
Description
Harry Suiter stands next to a deserted house in Rhyolite.
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Interior of the railroad depot at Rhyolite, Nevada: photographic print
Date
1950 to 1953
Archival Collection
Description
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.C. Revert Family. Mr. Heisler, who, with his wife, ran the depot for many years, and Art Revert is leaning on the back of the chair (identified from left to right).
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Bessie Moffat's house, Rhyolite, Nevada: photographic print
Date
1980-10
Description
From the Nan Doughty Photograph Collection (PH-00240)
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