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Photograph of Block and Botkin Gent's Furnishings store, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Handwritten description provided on back of image: "One of the first stores - Palace Hotel at extreme right - Notice tent houses Botkin built house Mrs. Brocburare (sp?) livedin on S. Fourth." Another description included with the photo: "I.W. Botkins Store moved from Old Town - 1905. Clothing & shoes - Fremont St. Ease 25 ft. of Mint Hotel. Originally Block and Botkin."
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Postcard of a miner inside the Baby Florence Mine, Goldfield, Nevada, circa 1900s-1910s
Date
1900 to 1919
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified miner with hand tools inside the Baby Florence Mine, Goldfield, Nevada. Hand printed on back: "Walt in Baby Flo." Handwritten on front: "Flash light [illegible]."
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Photograph of eight men standing outside The Miners Arms, probably in Nevada, circa 1900s
Date
1900 to 1909
Archival Collection
Description
Eight unidentified men standing outside of the Miners Arms saloon, probably in Nevada. One man is holding a zither. The establishment has ornate etched and stained glass windows. Part of a marquee sign indicates "noted ales, wines & spirits." (Upper left corner of photograph is missing.)
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Photograph of Jim and Belle Butler with two unidentified men, Tonopah, Nevada, circa 1900s
Date
1900 to 1909
Archival Collection
Description
Prospector Jim Butler and his wife Belle (on the right) with two unidentified men and a dog sitting outside of a tent with a stovepipe coming through the top, probably in Tonopah, Nevada. Jim Butler struck the first gold and silver ores in Tonopah and Belle Butler struck the Mizpah Mine claim in Tonopah.
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Panoramic photograph of the Antelope quicksilver mining district in Nye County, Nevada, circa 1900s
Date
1900 to 1909
Archival Collection
Description
Panoramic view of the Antelope quicksilver (or mercury) mining district in Nye County, at the south end of the Cactus Range, thirty miles southeast of Goldfield, Nevada.
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Panoramic photograph of construction at Reimers Lumber Mill, Douglas County, Nevada, circa 1900s
Date
1900 to 1909
Archival Collection
Description
Panoramic view of construction (probably railroad tracks being laid) at Reimers Lumber Mill located near Glenbrook, Nevada in Douglas County close to Lake Tahoe.
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Panoramic photograph of construction at Reimers Lumber Mill, Douglas County, Nevada, circa 1900s
Date
1900 to 1909
Archival Collection
Description
Panoramic view of construction at Reimers Lumber Mill located near Glenbrook, Nevada in Douglas County close to Lake Tahoe.
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Panoramic photograph of construction at Reimers Lumber Mill, Douglas County, Nevada, circa 1900s
Date
1900 to 1909
Archival Collection
Description
Panoramic view of a building being constructed at Reimers Lumber Mill located near Glenbrook, Nevada in Douglas County close to Lake Tahoe.
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Photograph of Gold Reef Mining Company buildings, Tonopah, Nevada, circa 1900s-1910s
Date
1900 to 1919
Archival Collection
Description
Two small buildings and a headframe owned by the Gold Reef Mining Company in the mountains of Tonopah, Nevada.
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Film transparency of blacksmith shop at Wilson's Ranch, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a man standing outside of a blacksmith shop located at Wilson's Ranch in Las Vegas. Note: Image is from a family photo album that was loaned to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and returned to the family on July 17, 1984.
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