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Photograph of people standing around an outdoor stove, Rhyolite (Nev.), 1910-1920
Date
1910 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Men and boys stand around an outdoor stove in front of a tent and small cabin. The man in the white shirt is Domenic Pecetto.
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Photograph of Las Vegas Fort and Ranch, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A combined view of the Las Vegas Fort and Las Vegas Ranch in Las Vegas, Nevada. An unidentified woman stands near the wire fence and tents. Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of Albert Revert and other men with an automobile at a camp, Gold Center, Nevada, 1905
Date
1905
Archival Collection
Description
Men pose around an automobile in front of a row of tents at a camp in Gold Center, Nevada. The man standing in the car, wearing the suit, is Albert Revert.
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Circus Circus in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard
Date
1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- View of the fountains, carousel, tent and hotel tower at the Circus Circus Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of work camps, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
Tents for workers, and temporary engineers' camp, Boulder City, NV. (This is the same view as 0037, lighter exposure. 0037 is dated 1931. EP 3/7/85)
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Photograph of Sam Jones in Williamsville, Nevada, May 13, 1931
Date
1931-05-13
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of 75-year-old Sam Jones by a tent in Williamsville (known to the residents as Ragtown), a makeshift community created near Black Canyon as construction began on the Hoover Dam.
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Photograph of Mr. & Mrs. Chris Brown and Walter Bracken, Las Vegas, circa 1905
Date
1905
Archival Collection
Description
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Brown and Walter Bracken posing in front of a small tent near the Las Vegas Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of Mrs. Edith Powell, Boulder City, Nevada, March 13, 1931
Date
1931-03-13
Archival Collection
Description
Mrs. Edith Powell, the first woman resident of Boulder City, in Boulder City, Nevada. Mrs. Edith Powell is wearing a white dress and holding a small dog while standing in front of her wrinkled tent house.
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