Black and white image of several prominent figures, in front of a crowd outdoors. From left to right: Governor Balzar of Nevada; Carl Gray, President of Union Pacific Railroad Company; Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of the Interior; Governor of Colorado (possibly Edwin C. Johnson). Gray is handing Lyman the first spike to be driven for the spur line to Boulder Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
Men signing the construction contract for the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right, the men pictured standing include: Bruce McNeil of the McNeil Construction Co.; Alfred Gottesman, vice president of the Dunes; Ted Anderson, manager of McNeil Construction Co.; Harry Zaret, owners' representative; Bob Dorr, designer of the Dunes; and Cliff Jones, attorney for the corporation. Pictured seated are Milton Gettinger, New York financier and attorney, and Joseph Sullivan, president of the Dunes Hotel.
Dale stands next to his cotton-picking machinery. Inscription with photo reads: "Dale Dorothy installing 1953 improvements to his 1952 Rust Picker so as to have it in the fields at picking time which starts ten days from the first frost. Some Pahrump cotton growers use aeroplane artificial defoliating so as to start picking earlier." "Pahrump, Nevada. Credit Line Clark Extension Service." Site Name: Lazy 88 Ranch
Six men stand/sit on their boat, showcasing their catch of fish from the lake. Lake Mead and other boats are visible behind them. The fishermen identified left to right, top row to bottom row, with handwritten inscription: "1. Bill Miller, 2. ?, 3. Bill Miller's brother, 4. Eye, Ear, Nose Specialist, 5. Baker from TWA 6. Gil Tilford - beer hall - rec hall, Boulder City."" (handwritten inscription) by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
A close-up view of the Around the World Buick, including James Cashman, Sr (left), in front of the Overland Hotel in early Las Vegas, Nevada. Handwritten on the back of the image: "Standing left: James Cashman, Sr." Handwritten onto a piece of paper included with the image: "Two heavy-set men in backseat of car are twin brothers. Photo taken in front of New Overland Hotel. Cashman garage was located in a part of lower hotel bldg. - Jona (?) Cashman Siefeck (?)."
Transcribed from the picture, "Shoshone - 4. Ruby Valley Indian leaders in a photo taken around 1920 at the cabin of Joe Temoke on the Overland Ranch in Ruby Valley. First row: John Carson, Joe Temoke, Lazy Jim, Billy Long, (standing) Andy, Frank Jim. Second row: Johnny Long, Joe Billy Smith, George Moore, John Nookie, Jack Temoke, Machach Temoke, Bert Moon. Third row: White Man, Friday Long, Seamond Temoke. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Edna Patterson."
There was an inscription on image. "#32. Black Mammoth Consolidated Mining Company commissary, Mary Mine, Nevada, ca. 1937. The Mary Mine is located five miles north of Silver Peak, Nev. and was developed by the Pittsburgh Silver Peak Gold Mining company between 1906 and 1916. The commissary was built in 1907. The mine was taken over by the Black Mammoth company in 1936 and operated until 1941. During this time the commissary, which housed a store, bar, entertainment center and boarding house, served over 150 men who worked at the mine. The Mary, a gold mine, produced over $7,800,000 between 1907 and 1941."
In most central Nevada mining camps, building materials were scarce during early development. Empty bottles, cans and stones were used to fabricate dwellings. In Goldfield, dugout homes were built into the walls of the two largest washes that crossed the townsite. The dugouts were cool in the summer and warm in the winter. The major disadvantage was size. Most were limited to one room. As building materials became available, conventional housing soon replaced the dugouts. The majority of Goldfield's dugouts were destroyed in the flood of 1923, although a few can still be found in the smaller washes on the west edge of town.
Looking east down Fremont Street from the pool in front of the Union Plaza in the 1970s. Stamp on back of photo: "Las Vegas News Bureau, Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, 25655, Don English, Jim Vorrup, Jerry Abbott, Joe Buck, Gary Angell, Tony King, Milt Palmer, Wolf Wergin, Lee McDonald, Herb Herpolsheimer." Site Name: Union Plaza Address: 1 South Main Street
Lone Wolf (a Blackfoot Indian from Browning, Montana and son of James Willard Schultz), Captain Joyce of Tucson, Arizona, and "Cunnell" Russell in the Cocktail Room of the Apache Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The three men sit on the ground with a small boy in front of Joshua Trees and a painted desert scene. Lone Wolf is wearing traditional Native American clothing and the others are wearing Western cowboy style clothing. Site Name: Apache Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.)