The Central Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection (1880-1982) contains photographs from central Nevada towns, mines, and railroads. The photographs primarily depict events and mining operations from the early-twentieth century in or around Tonopah, Goldfield, Belmont, Manhattan, Montezuma, and Big Smoky Valley. The photographs also depict the Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad, the Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad, the "Priscilla" nuclear bomb test at the Nevada Test Site, horse-drawn freight carriages, and building construction. Other towns also featured in the collection include Silver Peak, Bullfrog, Rawhide, Ellendale, Columbus, Berlin, Palmetto, Gilbert, Blair, Klondyke, Wahmonie, Diamondfield, Miller's, and Candelaria.
An unidentified woman with Nevada politician Jean Ford (at right) before leaving with the Nevada Federation of Women's Clubs to tour the state of Nevada to testify on child abuse prevention legislation. They are standing by a car in a parking lot in front of an apartment building; part of the Las Vegas Hilton hotel can be seen in the background.
An aerial view of Pioche, Nevada. The Dexter Stables, Marysville Hotel, J. J. Halpin &Co. Hardware and another hardware store, furniture stores and a tobacco store are identified.