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Photographs of early Las Vegas tent camps, wagons, first state bank, and other early permanent structures of Las Vegas; 1900s newspaper; Railroadmen's Ball ticket, 1905-1935

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Archival Collection

Von Tobel Family Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00589
Collection Name: Von Tobel Family Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 07

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Petroglyphs; Overton, Nevada; Nevada vegetation; Pasadena, California; 100th birthday of Spring Mountain Ranch; UNLV field trips; historic Las Vegas; tent incident at Old Fort; dedication, metal box 4, 1976

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File

Archival Collection

Anna Dean Kepper Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00279
Collection Name: Anna Dean Kepper Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

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Audio clip from interview with Elliot Karp, December 17, 2014

Date

2014-12-17

Description

Part of an interview with Elliot Karp on December 17, 2014. In this clip, Karp talks about his vision of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas as a tent under which all Jewish people can find a place to thrive.

Sound

Photograph of Stewart Ranch, Las Vegas, circa 1903

Date

1902 to 1904

Archival Collection

Description

A view of the tents on the Stewart Ranch when it was run as a resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. An unidentified man with a horse and carriage walks past the front of the tents.

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Transparency of Stewart Ranch, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

Tents at the Stewart Ranch in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of Block 16, Las Vegas, circa 1905

Date

1905

Description

A view of Block 16, with the Red Onion Saloon and other tents visible.

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Photograph of a house moving, Manhattan (Nev.), circa 1906

Date

1905 to 1907

Description

This was a tent house being moved from one location to another. There was an inscription on the image. "At the time the camp was in the process of establishing itself as a permanent town and as substantial frame buildings began replacing the tent houses, many were moved to new locations. Moving the structures was as simple as hooking up a few horses or recruiting a group of men to carry the smaller tents. Numerous tent houses, such as the one pictured here, became permanent homes when covered with boards and sheet metal. An example is the house in the Central Nevada Museum's 'town.'''

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Photograph of Stewart Ranch, Las Vegas, circa 1903

Date

1902 to 1904

Archival Collection

Description

A view of the tents on the Stewart Ranch when it was run as a resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of Searchlight, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1930

Description

A distant view of tents and cabins in Searchlight.

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Photographic slide of a desert camp site in Nevada, April 1956

Date

1956-04

Description

Tents and automobiles in an unidentified part of Nevada.

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