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Postcard of Downtown Reno, Nevada, 1870-1880

Date

1870 to 1880

Description

A picture of the front of a postcard from Reno. Transcribed from back, "Reno, The Biggest Little City in the World" "Virginia St. Reno, Nevada."

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Mural at Harold's Club in Reno, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- A giant ceramic mural at Harold's Club on Virginia Street in Reno, Nevada.

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Nevada Spillway at the Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1959-03-06

Description

From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Low water as of 11:00 A.M at the Nevada spillway on May 13, 1954.

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The Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Guests arriving at Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Nevada State Business Center on West Sahara Avenue at Rye Street, looking northwest, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-09-06

Description

Traffic flows in front of the Nevada State Business Center building on the northwest corner of West Sahara Avenue at Rye Street.

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Slide of Main Street, Ely, Nevada, circa 1920s

Date

1920 to 1929

Description

An image of Main Street in Ely, Nevada. A crowd of people and automobiles cluster together on the street in front of various buildings.

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Postcard showing Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

The view of a street passing through Searchlight, Nevada. Formed in 1897, Searchlight is an old boomtown that was made popular when George Frederick Colton discovered gold at the location where the town is now built. Different shops and automobiles line the sides of the dirt road, while mountains and shrubs lie in the distance. Stores that reside on the left side of the street include The Big Store grocery and supply store, Arrowhead Garage, and a cafe. Buildings such as a garage and the Nevada Hotel stand on the opposing right side of the street. Transcribed onto the bottom of the postcard: "Searchlight, Nevada." The Frasher's Foto logo is also printed onto the bottom right corner.

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Slide of the Royal Nevada Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

The night view of the lighted Royal Nevada Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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The Ponderosa Hotel and Casino in Reno, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- The Ponderosa Hotel and Casino in Reno, Nevada named for an elegant fir tree adapted to this mountain country.

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Photograph of businesses on the Nevada Highway, downtown Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933 - late 1930s

Date

1933 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

Nava-Hopi Indian Store, Green Hut Cafe, Beauty Shoppe, Barber Shop. Automobiles in street and parked in front of shops.

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