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Postcard showing Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

The view of the small town of 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. Unnamed buildings cluster together in the center of the postcard while rocky terrain decorated with small shrubs and mines surround the city's outskirts. Transcribed onto the bottom of the postcard: "Searchlight, Nevada; Duplex Mine In Foreground." The Frasher's Foto logo is also printed onto the bottom right corner.

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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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Newspaper, Nevada State Journal June 2, 1918

Date

1918-06-02

Description

Articles demonstrate attitudes and activities of women during World War including home economics, fashion, want ads. "Hooverized" recipes Herbert Hoover head of Amercan Food Administration encouraged Americans to voluntarily reduce food consumption to avoid rationing. Michelin Man

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Letter from A. S. Halsted to N. A. Williams, October 26, 1922

Date

1922-10-26

Archival Collection

Description

Letter concerns purchase of automobiles for use by the governor and state police of Nevada.

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Postcard of the Columbia Street business district, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Caption: Columbia Street looking north, Goldfield, Nev.

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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother, March 20, 1908

Date

1908-03-20

Archival Collection

Description

Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother, March 20, 1908

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Letter from N. A. Williams to E. E. Calvin, October 24, 1922

Date

1922-10-24

Archival Collection

Description

Letter addresses the purchase of two vehicles for use by railroad employees in Las Vegas to deal with radicals during the strike.

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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his family, October 25, 1906

Date

1906-10-25

Archival Collection

Description

Letter home from Earle. He arrived in Goldfield. The letter touches upon his trip, his first impressions, he speaks of women, dust, elevation, his new job at MacMaster & MacMaster, costs of living, wages, and a fight in the city, there is a particularly interesting paragraph about Goldfield being lively and the amounts of money changing hands.

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Photograph of Sam Young with others, Goodsprings (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Sam Young and company in a motor car.

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