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May Bradford Photograph Collection
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The May Bradford Photograph Collection (1870-1976) consists primarily of black-and-white photographs depicting Bradford's life including her time in Tonopah, Nevada. The collection also includes images of her early life and her family in Missouri. Other photographs document her son as an infant, as well as the family's time spent living abroad.
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Hot springs located a few miles north of Beatty, Nevada: photographic print
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From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.F. Palsgrove Family. At one time the hot springs was a stop on the Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad, which linked Rhyolite and Goldfield. The building pictured is the old station house for the railroad.
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UNLV University Libraries Collection of Nevada Calendars
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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) University Libraries Collection of Nevada Calendars consists of promotional calendars from organizations, institutions, and corporate bodies operating or based in Nevada from 1908 to 2016. Materials include advertising calendars from the Union Pacific Railroad, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., and the Harold's Club in Reno, Nevada. It also includes calendars from businesses and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada that no longer exist.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Jesse Christensen home, Bullfrog Hills (Nev.), early 1900s
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Archival Collection
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Caption: Home of Jesse Christensen. Beatty, Nevada, where he first saw her.
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Photograph of a carriage leaving the tent camp in Bullfrog (Nev.), 1905
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Possibly Mrs. Heisler or Mrs. Moffatt: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.G. Reidhead Family. The woman featured here is either Mrs. Heisler, a sister to a gentleman who was at the Rhyolite Railroad Depot, or Mrs. Moffatt - - probably Mrs. Heisler. Fred Davies' dog, Boots, is also pictured. Probably late 1930s or early 1940s, somewhere in Nye County, Nevada.
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Ralph Roske Photographs
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The Ralph Roske Photographs (approximately 1917-1989) depict life in rural Southern Nevada and newspaper clippings from the Goodsprings Gazette. The collection consists of thirty-five images dated from 1917 to 1989. The images consist of unidentified Nevadans, Las Vegas landmarks, and members of the McAllister family in Carraca, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Graglia, Frances, 1877-1941
Francesca Graglia was born in Italy in 1877. She was an early resident and entrepreneur in Las Vegas, Nevada, along with her husband Joseph. She moved to British Columbia, Canada from Italy with Joe Graglia, and the family later moved to Rhyolite, Nevada in 1908 and Las Vegas, Nevada in 1911. Graglia helped her husband operate his many businesses, ranging from the Union Hotel and Bar, Pair o’ Dice Nite Club, and National Hotel, all located in Las Vegas. Francesca Graglia died in Las Vegas in 1941.
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Jimmy Lisle with his maternal grandmother Lottie Mills, in the front yard of a house on Montgomery Street, Beatty, Nevada: photographic print
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From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.B. Lisle Family. Jimmy is the son of Chloe and Ralph Lisle. The Beatty Town Hall is visible in the distance. The hall was originally the Miners' Union Building in Rhyolite, Nevada, and was moved to Beatty. The Beatty Police Station and the Fire Hall now sit at the approximate location of this old Town Hall.
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Photograph of a horse drawn stagecoach, Tonopah (Nev.), circa 1905
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