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Photograph of ceremony celebrating Hoover Dam construction, September 17, 1930
Date
1930-09-17
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of Interior, naming the Boulder Dam (name officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947) at a ceremony celebrating the beginning of work on the Boulder Canyon Project and the beginning of the construction of Union Pacific Railroad from Boulder Junction (Bracken Junction) to the dam site.
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Molten salt storage tank at Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2014-06-24
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's note: "A molten salt storage tank at Crescent Dunes Solar. The two storage tanks hold heated molten salt and allow the plant to produce electricity through the night. "Cold salt" is 550°F (288°C) and "hot salt" after it is heated by the receive at the top of the tower is approximately 1050°F (566°C). On site photo, Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada, USA."
Photographer's assigned keywords: "110 megawatts; CSP; Concentrated Solar Energy; Concentrated Solar Power; Crescent Dunes; NV; Nevada; Solar Reserve; SolarReserve; Tonopah; concentrated solar thermal; green energy; ground-based photo; molten salt; on-site; renewable energy; storage; tower."
Photographer's assigned keywords: "110 megawatts; CSP; Concentrated Solar Energy; Concentrated Solar Power; Crescent Dunes; NV; Nevada; Solar Reserve; SolarReserve; Tonopah; concentrated solar thermal; green energy; ground-based photo; molten salt; on-site; renewable energy; storage; tower."
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Postcard of Wahmonie (Nev.), 1928
Date
1928
Archival Collection
Description
The original Wahmonie Townsite Company was doing a brisk business selling lots in the new camp. Wahmonie came on the scene following the discovery of rich gold-silver ore near the site January 31, 1928. Within a month the population reached 200. A post office opened in April serving over 800 people and by mid-summer, the town reached its peak of over 1,000 residents. George Wingfield of Goldfield fame purchased the most promising properties and began immediate development. Unfortunately, the ore did not continue with depth and Wahmonie was abandoned within a year. Wahmonie was located 35 miles southeast of Beatty and the site lies within the Las Vegas Bombing and Gunnery range.
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Postcard of a house made of glass bottles, Tonopah, (Nev.), 1900-1920
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Caption: The Bottle House, Tonopah, Nevada
Site Name: Peck's Bottle House (Tonopah, Nev.)
Site Name: Peck's Bottle House (Tonopah, Nev.)
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Photograph of men standing in front of Justice of the Peace and Recorder office, Round Mountain (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Jefferson Canyon Mining District
Site Name: Office of Justice of the Peace (Round Mountain, Nev.)
Site Name: Office of Justice of the Peace (Round Mountain, Nev.)
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Photograph of Frontier club at night, Las Vegas, circa mid 1930s to early 1950s
Date
1935 to 1953
Archival Collection
Description
The Frontier Club and Red Rooster signs lit up at night. Site Name: Frontier Hotel and Casino
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Photograph of the Westerner Gambling House (Las Vegas), circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Color Photograph of the facade of the Westerner Gambling House.
Site Name: Westerner
Address: 23 Fremont Street
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Photograph of a model of the proposed Hotel Frontier, circa 1964
Date
1962 to 1966
Archival Collection
Description
Model of the proposed Hotel Frontier
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Film transparency of street view of Fremont Street (Las Vegas), circa 1932
Date
1930 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
Fremont Street in the 1930s.
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV
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Aerial photograph of Stateline, Nevada and Lake Tahoe, circa 1961
Date
1959 to 1961
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Stateline, Nevada.
Site Name: Lake Tahoe
Address: Stateline; Douglas County; Nevada
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