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Front of postcard

Date

1992

Description

Front of the postcard illustrates the king of spades card, a calendar from July 1992, as well as another card with two American flags.

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Back of postcard

Date

1992

Description

Back of the postcard shows correspondence written to the intended recipient named Eugene Swonger.

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Postcard of mythical creature, approximately 1900s-1980s

Date

1900 to 1989

Description

A miscellaneous postcard with a mythical character resembling a lion on it.

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Photograph of houses at the corner of D and Jefferson Street, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1943

Date

1943

Description

Houses indicating the corner of "D" and Jefferson Street, indentifying which street is which.

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Photograph of a row of houses at the corner of Madison and E Street, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1943

Date

1943

Description

The corner of Madison and "E" Street on West Side of town. At this time, electricity was available for those houses that were up to building codes but only few were. Notice that there are no paved streets. Street Address: E Street

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Photograph of rows of shacks in the desert, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1943

Date

1943

Description

An unidentified man is walking beside a trailer in between "C" to "D" Street and Monroe all located in West Las Vegas.

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Photograph of two poles in front of a shack, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1943

Date

1943

Description

Looking northeast on Monroe Street, many of the houses, shelters, and shacks had removable tarps instead of roofs and also didn't have air conditioning. Street Address: Monroe Street

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Photograph of a neighborhood at Jefferson and D Street, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1943

Date

1943

Description

Northeast corner of "D" and Jefferson Streets shows the car, trailers, and shacks with tarps as roofs in West Las Vegas. Street Address: Jefferson Street

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Photograph of shacks the corner of C and Jefferson Street, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1943

Date

1943

Description

On the corner of "C" Street and Jefferson Street. Like most shacks built at this time, many of the visible foundations for the homes are wooden blocks.

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Photograph of a pile of wood and some shacks, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1943

Date

1943

Description

The back yards of shacks at "D" Street and Jefferson Street show that in war economy scrap wood was a valuable commodity, both for building and fuel. Street Address: Jefferson Street

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