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Photograph of an airplane at Rockwell Field, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1920s
Date
1920 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
First airmail plane in Las Vegas at Rockwell Fields.
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Photograph of an airplane at Rockwell Field, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1920s
Date
1920 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Men watching a pilot with a biplane. Handwritten description given with photograph: "First Airmail Rockwell Field."
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Photograph of an airplane at Rockwell Field, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa late 1920s-early 1930s
Date
1927 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Passenger airplane with "Western Air Express" logo. Description given with photograph: "Ford Trimotor Old Rockwell Field Western Air Express"
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Photograph of an airplane christening, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa late 1920s
Date
1927 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
A woman breaks a bottle of champagne on the nose of an airplane while a crowd watches. Description given with photograph: "Ceremonial event having to do with air transportation."
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Photograph of people in front of an airplane, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa late 1920s-early 1930s
Date
1927 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Two men, each holding bundles of airmail envelopes, stand in front an airplane. Description given with photograph: "Ceremonial event having to do with air transportation."
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Photograph of the Alamo Store, Alamo, Nevada, circa 1920s-1930s
Date
1920 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Men standing outside of Foremaster's Alamo Store.
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Photograph of a headstone in Alamo, Nevada, circa 1920s
Date
1920 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Tombstone of John S. Hoyt, M.D. Description given with photograph: "Grave near Alamo."
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Photograph of men and mule team, circa 1920s
Date
1920 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Description written on photograph: "Mule team to Beatty."
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Photograph of men and mule team, circa 1920s
Date
1920 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Handwritten description given with photograph: "20 mule team. Borax. Beatty, 1920s"
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Photograph of crowd at Silver Spike ceremony, Boulder City, Nevada, September 17, 1930
Date
1930-09-17
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "'Silver Spike celebration at Boulder Junction, south of Las Vegas, where Boulder City branch leaves UPRR mainline, ca. 1932 or earlier' -Dave Coons"
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