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Postcard of scenes in central Nevada, circa 1927-1930s

Date

1927 to 1939

Description

A picture postcard with photographs with the captions "Badger hole;" "Electric Gold Mines, Weepah, Nevada;" "Crowd looking at rich strike;" "Town of Weepah, Nevada where rich gold strike was made;" "Frank Horton, Geo. Wingfield;" "The rich strike;" "Traynor and Horton, boys who found the gold." Leonard Traynor and Frank Horton, Jr., found gold ore in Weepah, Nevada in early spring 1927; George Wingfield was a prominent banker and miner in Nevada in the early decades of the twentieth century. The "badger hole" was where Traynor and Horton reportedly made their first gold strike.

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The Brass Rail in Virginia City, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Inscription with image says, "The Brass Rail has the oldest roulette wheel in Nevada with slot machines and other gaming for your pleasure. Beautifying their back bar is a lovely collection of gold and ruby glasses over 200 years old, and some artifacts of the early days in Virginia City."

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Photograph of the Valley of Fire, Nevada, circa 1920s-1930s

Date

1920 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

The Stocker family car parked in the Valley of Fire located fifty miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Film transparency of Lake Tahoe, Nevada, circa 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

A view of Lake Tahoe, Nevada, as seen through a stand of trees. A small marina with a few boats in the slips is visible in the foreground.

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Photograph of the Crystal Palace Gambling Hall/Hotel marquee in Laughlin, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

The Crystal Palace Gambling Hall/Hotel marquee in Laughlin, Nevada, 1986. A signs for the Pioneer, Edgewater, and Regency Casinos are visible in the background.

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Photograph of Bank of Nevada, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940s-1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Description

View from outside the Bank of Nevada on 1st and Fremont St., Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Bank of Nevada (building) (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of Boulder City, Nevada, September 20, 1933

Date

1933-09-20

Description

The grayscale view from an unidentified park of Boulder City, Nevada. The Boulder Dam Theater building can be seen on the far right.

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Club row on Virginia Street in Reno, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- View of Club Row on Virginia Street in Reno, Nevada.

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Photograph of Earl home, Bunkerville, Nevada, 1915 - 1916

Date

1915 to 1916

Description

Joseph Ira Earl, left, and Milton S. Earl, right, standing besides a parked car in front of the Earl home in Bunkerville, Nevada.

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Slide of Hawthorne Casino, Hawthorne, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image featuring the front exterior and neon sign for the Hawthorne Casino.

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