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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
Archival Collection
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
Archival Collection
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
Archival Collection
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.)
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
Archival Collection
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.
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
Archival Collection
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 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
Archival Collection
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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Postcard of George Dobro, (SRB), 1925-1935
Date
1925 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
A postcard of George or Guno (Juno) Dobro, Marko Dobro's brother in Yugoslavia, 1925-1935
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Photograph of H. D. MacMaster, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1920
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of H. D. MacMaster, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1920
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Photograph of C. A. Earle Rinker, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of C. A. Earle Rinker, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
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