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Photograph of Hotel Nevada, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1912

Date

1912

Description

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

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Photograph of Charles Thomas, Pioneer (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Charles Thomas in front of Columbia Club
Caption: He is always the same
Site Name: Columbia Club (Pioneer, Nev.)

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Photograph of Exchange Hotel, Beatty (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Caption: Exchange Hotel
Site Name: Exchange Hotel (Beatty, 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 buildings, Rhyolite (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

The three story building closest to the automobile is the Overbury Building. The three story building in the background is the John S. Cook and Company building. Auto drives past abandoned buildings in Rhyolite.
Caption: Deserted buildings on the main street of Rhyolite.

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Photograph of crowd watching drilling contest, Searchlight (Nev.), July 4, 1905

Date

1905-07-04

Description

Caption: Drilling contest, Searchlight, Nevada, 1905.

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Photograph of autos parked in downtown, Beatty (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Caption: Lorraine's daddy's store. Beatty.

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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 pedestrians and traffic in downtown, Beatty (Nev.), 1926

Date

1926

Description

Caption: Beatty when Leadfield boomed, 1926. For 20 years it had waited for another.

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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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