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Photograph of excavations in process at the Lost City near St. Thomas, Nevada, circa 1925
Date
1925 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten inscription by D. Hancock on back of postcard: "This shows some of the excavators at work at the Buried City or 'Lost City' as it is sometimes called. This is near St. Thomas if you wish to look up its approximate location on the map. It was here I went last Spring on one of my trips."
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Photograph of Ed Von Tobel, an American bachelor in Europe in Zurich, Switzerland, 1900
Date
1900
Archival Collection
Description
An American bachelor in Europe, in 1900, Ed Von Tobel, Sr., founder of the Ed Von Tobel Lumber Company in Las Vegas, is shown in this picture relaxing at the home of his cousin, Henry Von Tobel, in Zurich, Switzerland. Physical object has an insert containing additional biographical information.
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Photograph of men and trucks in Searchlight, Nevada, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1930
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified men with loaded trucks in Searchlight.
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Photograph of men at Searchlight, Nevada, circa early to mid 1900s
Date
1900 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Two men and a young boy at a small mill in Searchlight.
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Postcard of man painting playing card, approximately 1900s-1980s
Date
1900 to 1989
Archival Collection
Description
A postcard illustrating a man painting three diamonds on a card n.d. The caption reads, "I have been raising the deuce".
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Postcard of drunk playing card men, approximately 1900s-1980s
Date
1900 to 1989
Archival Collection
Description
A postcard illustrating a cartoon of King and Jack characters drinking together, smoking, and spilling alcohol with the title, "A Full House".
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Postcard of three Queens and two Jacks, approximately 1900s-1980s
Date
1900 to 1989
Archival Collection
Description
A postcard illustrating a cartoon of three Queens unamused by two enamored Jacks with the inscription, "Three of a Kind and a Pair of Jacks"
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Photograph of Frank Stevens, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A portrait of attorney Frank Stevens in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of a man with a cradle on his back, circa early 1900s
Date
1910 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified person with a Native American cradle on their back, probably in Las Vegas.
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Photograph of Colorado Club, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
From left to right, Frank Duncan, Jake Holcourt, John Baldwin, Laff Holcourt, Billy Dole, and an unidentified man posing in front of the Colorado Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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