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Photograph of people, automobiles and wagons on Main Street, Pioneer (Nev.), 1900-1925

Description

Inscription on front reads: Welch & Tune Photo Goldfield Goldfield Nev Main St. Pioneer Nev. Per patron comment, the second business from the left is the Vienna Bakery Cafe, and a fire started there on May 7, 1909 that burned down all of the businesses in that row. Patron also noted that the sign on the back of the car reads "Alkali Bill's Auto Line," and this was a company that provided transportation from the Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad depot in Springfield to Pioneer.

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Photograph of Main Street looking toward Columbia Mountain, Goldfield, (Nev.), October 1904

Date

1904-10

Description

Caption: Main St. Goldfield Nev. Oct. 1904
Site Name: Peerless Cafe (Goldfield, Nev.)

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Photograph of Fremont street and buildings, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1906-1908

Date

1906 to 1908

Description

The photograph is of Fremont Street with the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad depot at the left center. The view is from Second Street looking southeast. Fremont Street was the central business district within Clark's Las Vegas Townsite. The San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad depot was located at the northwestern end of the street.
Site Name: Fremont Street (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of businesses in early Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Archival Collection

Description

Businesses visible include The Gem (J. W. Horden proprietor), Arizona Club, Gem lunch counter, Saloon, Red Onion Club, and The Arcade.
Site Name: Arizona Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)
The Gem (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Red Onion Club Saloon (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of people outside of the First State Bank of Las Vegas (Nev.), 1905

Date

1905

Description

Three buildings visible in McWilliams' Townsite. The center building is occupied by the First State Bank of Las Vegas and Kuhn's Mercantile. The building on the right is the U.S. Post Office. The building on the left is unidentified.
Site Name: First State Bank (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of a group of men outside businesses in the McWilliams' Townsite, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1905

Date

1905

Archival Collection

Description

Group of men standing outside businesses in McWilliams' Original Las Vegas Townsite. The Las Vegas Bank & Trust Company and Las Vegas Drug Company are visible. Signage includes the name, Doctor C A Rucker.

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Postcard of Robert "Spud" Lake with men and horse-drawn wagons, Las Vegas (Nev.), December, 1914

Date

1914-12

Archival Collection

Description

Site Name: Cottage Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph Abandoned buildings, Rhyolite (Nev.), 1920

Date

1920

Description

Caption: Abandoned shacks in Rhyolite, Nev. Called the Ghost City. During the Gold Rush in 1906-7, Rhyolite had a population of 5,000. It is said that people had to elbow their way through the streets. Many substantial buildings were erected, some of which still stand dismantled of everything portable. At the beginning of 1920, Rhyolite is deserted with the exception of four persons.

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Photograph of streets of after the boom, Beatty (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Per patron comment, the building on the far left is the Beatty Cash Store, also known as Mom and Pop Richings' Store, but is now called the Beatty Club. It has signs for Red Crown Gasoline, as well as one that reads "Welcome to Leadfield," and could be from the late 1920s.
Caption: Beatty after the boom. Awaiting another one.

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Photograph of buildings along Main Street, Beatty (Nev.), circa 1929

Date

1928 to 1930

Description

In the center of the photograph is the California Hotel. The white two story building, farthest on the right side is reported to be The Exchange Club. It was established in 1906 and still stands. The Beatty Laundry building is on the left side of the photograph.
Caption: One of the two hotels
Site Name: The California Hotel (Beatty, Nev.)

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