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Transcript of interview with Henry Clay Davis by Wendy Christian, March 5, 1978
Date
1978-03-05
Archival Collection
Description
On March 5, 1978, collector Wendy Christian interviewed truck driver Henry Clay Davis (born April 19, 1900 in Irondale, Virginia) in his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview covers Henry Clay Davis’s personal life history as a resident of Las Vegas, which includes hunting and fishing. He also discusses employment, the railroad, old hotels, the Davis Dam, and Lake Mead. Additionally, he offers a detailed description of the Helldorado.
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Angelus Hotel: photograph
Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1910 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Individuals stand in lines outside of the Angelus Hotel in this black and white image.
Image
Hotel Goldfield: photograph
Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1910 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Image of the Hotel Goldfield in black and white.
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Gans-Nelson boxing match celebration: photograph
Date
1906-09-03 (uncertain)
Archival Collection
Description
Probably Labor Day, Sept. 3, 1906, celebrating the coming Gans-Nelson boxing match in Goldfield.
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Black and white compilation of Goldfield, Nevada: postcard
Date
1905-06
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white postcard from Goldfield, Nevada composed of a compilation of images. The images on the postcard are as follows, Row One: Goldfield, Nev., Gold Hill, Nev., George WingField '06. Row Two: 20 mule team early days, Bacon and two unidentified men, a Northern bar. Row Three: Goldfield, Nev. From A. E. Livingstone. 1905-06.
Mixed Content
Postcards, approximately 1900 to 1983
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Esther Ruth Peaslee Postcard Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00172
Collection Name: Esther Ruth Peaslee Postcard Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01, Box SH-025
Collection Name: Esther Ruth Peaslee Postcard Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01, Box SH-025
Archival Component