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Photograph of the ghost town in Rhyolite, Nevada, December 25, 1951

Date

1951-12-25

Description

The ghost town of Rhyolite, Nevada with a handwritten inscription on back by Dortis Hancock: "Doris, Mabel, and Frank ate our Christmas picnic dinner in the car in front of the "bank" - the tall building in ruins - Dec. 25, 1951. We had a grand time. This card was purched in the bottle - house from an old resident who claimed to have arrived there in 1886 and declared he wouldn't want to live any place else".

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Photograph of architect's rendering of Southern Nevada Power Company offices, 1961

Date

1961

Archival Collection

Description

An architect's rendering of Southern Nevada Power Company office buildings. The bottom of the sketch reads, "Office building for Southern Nevada power Co.", and, "Welton Becket F.A.I.A. & Associates, architects, engineers." Stamped on the back of the photograph, "Robert M. Garrick, Public Relations Counsel, 5657 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 36, California."

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Photograph of Clover Street, Calitente, Nevada, circa late 1930-early 1940s

Date

1936 to 1944

Description

Clover Street in Caliente, Nevada.

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Photograph of Mizpah Hotel, Tonopah, Nevada, pre-1980

Date

1905 to 1979

Description

Mizpah Hotel before its restoration. Site Name: Mizpah Hotel (Tonopah, Nev.)

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Photograph of a wooden mining structure, Moapa, Nevada, circa 1930s-1940s

Date

1930 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

A truck and an automobile parked in the desert near a wooden mining structure in Moapa, Nevada. Photograph is captioned "Harold's Sand Moapa Valley."

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View of Main Street, Beatty, Nevada, looking north: photographic print

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.B. Lisle Family. Note the unpaved roads, Cottonwood trees lining the street, canopies over store fronts, and partially visible sign for the Exchange Hotel on the right. There are signs that say, "HOTEL", "EXCHANGE GARAGE", and "CAFE". 

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Graffiti on block wall in North Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2018-11-27

Description

From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Civic Center Drive between Alexander Road and Cheyenne Avenue.

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Photograph of flooded street in Vegas Heights, Nevada, 1964

Date

1964

Description

Flooding at Hassell and Highland in Vegas Heights after a rain storm. There is some residue on photo.

Transcribed Notes: Notes on attached sheet: Vegas Hts., 1964 - Hassell & Highland. Streets flooded during severe rain - no sewers or drainage.

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Film transparency of Beatty, Nevada, circa 1930s-1940s

Date

1930 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white image of a street with various shops in Beatty.

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Photographic slide of Tule Springs, Nevada, October 1962

Date

1962-10

Description

View of Tule Springs camp site with tents in the distance. October 1962

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