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Photograph of North Las Vegas Women's Club, North Las Vegas, July 22, 1965

Date

1965-07-22

Description

A picture of the North Las Vegas Women's Club joining with city officials and North Las Vegas Parks and Recreation Board members for a dedication ceremony at the Tonopah Municipal Park. From left to right: Donna Waitman, Belle Sanchez, Beverly Forson, Alma Cleland, Ken Bowers (Board member), Aileen O'Neill (Board member), Bonnie Petitti, Marge Jones, and John Paul (Board member).

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Mill constructed by Norman Coombs in Smoky Valley, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1965

Description

A mill constructed by Norman “Curly” Coombs in Smoky Valley, Nevada, about 1965. The mill included a ball mill and a 7 –foot sluice box and used amalgamation. It had a 4-ton per day capacity. The mill used water from Jett Canyon and was located about ¼ mile form the shaft where the ore was obtained. From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VI. Tonopah, Nevada -- Subseries VI.B. Coombs Family

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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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Youth Conservation Corps building at the Corn Creek Field Station in Nevada: photographic print

Date

1972 (year approximate)

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Located about 4.5 miles from Tonopah Highway at the Corn Creek Field Station. This photo shows the front of the building. Photo by Dave E. Morelli. (Photos 0171 0071 through 0171 0779 taken from Historic Building Survey Project of the YCC Hut done by Dave Morelli for Dr. Ralph Roske's Nevada History Class-Call # F849 L35 M69.)

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William V. Wright Collection of Nevada Postcards

Identifier

PH-00094

Abstract

The William V. Wright Collection of Nevada Postcards contains picture postcards of towns and buildings in Nevada from 1900 to 1975. The postcards primarily depict casinos, hotels, and other attractions in Las Vegas, Nevada and Reno, Nevada. The postcards also depict post offices, landscapes, mines, and the Hoover (Boulder) Dam.

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