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Photograph of a man and boy at a desk in the Delamar Lode newspaper office, Delamar (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1898 to 1906

Description

The Delamar Lode newspaper printing office during the letterpress era. Cast metal sorts, used to construct words for the paper, are in the background at the right. Examples of articles are posted on the wall in the upper left corner. This photograph is attributed to the Fred Steen Collection in Stanley W. Paher's book, Nevada Ghost Towns & Mining Camps, page 300. Mr. Steen, who lived in Delamar around the time of this photograph, moved with his family to Tonopah where he later worked as a mining bookkeeper.

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Photograph of two men with dogs on the porch at Las Vegas Ranch, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of men in swim wear at the pool at Las Vegas Ranch, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Group of men in swim wear gathered around a swimming pool located at the Las Vegas Ranch. The ranch house is seen in the background. People identified in the photo include Robert Griffith, Otto "Kelly" Westlake, and Jay Warren Woodward. Approximate date 1916.
Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of men and a woman with burros near the Las Vegas Creek, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Archival Collection

Description

Date of photograph estimated between 1904-1906. Two men and one woman with two burros near a tent at Las Vegas Creek. A well, wooden table, basin and cooking pot are visible.

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Photograph of a home and people relaxing near the creek at Las Vegas Rancho, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

View of Las Vegas Creek running through Las Vegas Ranch. The main ranch house is seen in the background on the left.
Caption: 118. Las Vegas Racho. R. & P. Photo Co.

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Photograph of a crowd gathered for the Los [sic] Vegas Democratic delegation for county division, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Undated photograph, approximate date 1908. A group of men, accompanied by two boys standing in front of a wooden hotel. Two signs pictured state, "For County Division" and "Los [sic] Vegas Democratic Delegation for County Division." The Lincoln County Division Club was formed in Las Vegas in July 1908 to convince the state government to separate the Las Vegas area from Lincoln County and make Las Vegas the new county seat. Lincoln County covered the entire southeastern portion of Nevada at this time and government administration was conducted from Pioche. Petitions for county division had started as early as 1905. Clark County was eventually founded on July 1, 1909.

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Photograph of a park in Caliente, Nevada, circa 1925

Date

1923 to 1927

Archival Collection

Description

View of a park in Caliente, Nevada. The Union Pacific Railroad Company's facilities (including coaling tower) are seen in the background on the left.

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Photograph of people standing on a porch in Rhyolite, Nevada, February 1925

Date

1925-02

Description

Identification given with photograph: "Rhyolite depot, in Rhyolite, Nevada February 1925. L-R: C. P. Squires, C. C. Boyer, Mrs. C. C. Boyer, James Cashman." Identification may be inaccurate.

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Photograph of a Boy Scout camp, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1925

Date

1925

Description

Description included with photograph: "Fair - Boy Scout Camp - 1925"

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Photograph of Jake Beckley and Ed Von Tobel, Sr. in front of the Ed. Von Tobel Lumber Company, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1905 to 1976

Description

Ed Von Tobel, Sr. and Jake Beckley stand in front of the Von Tobel Lumber Company on South First Street in Las Vegas. Pictured are the office, lumber storage, shed and sales room. Beckley, Ed. Von Tobel Sr.'s business partner is seen standing on a horse-drawn wagon on the left. Behind the wagon are stacked shingles. The lumber company was founded in 1905, shortly after the Las Vegas townsite lot auction, but moved from its original location on South Main Street when that proved to be "too far out of town" for business. The South First Street building was destroyed by fire in 1914. Photograph taken 1905?-1906?

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