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Royal Nevada Hotel, approximately 1950-1959

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Archival Collection

Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00225
Collection Name: Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Binder PB-005

Archival Component

Photograph of barber shop, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1916

Date

1916

Description

Description included with photograph: "This is my barbershop, taken by flashlight and our little girl standing in the barber chair. The flashlight frightened her, you can see her eyes are shut. She nearly jumped out of the chair when it went off." William J. Reid in barbershop in Nevada Hotel on the southeast corner of Main Fremont Site. The building later became Sal Sagev Hotel.

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Film Transparency of Hemenway Wash and Lake Mead, Nevada, 1961

Date

1961

Description

Hemenway Wash and Lake Mead near Boulder City, Nevada, 1961. Several small islands are visible.

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Drilling crews at the New Gold Mine, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1936

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series V. Smoky Valley, Nevada and Round Mountain, Nevada -- Subseries V.C. Lofthouse-Berg Families (Round Mountain). Written on the back of the image: “With some of my drilling crews, I’m second from the right at the collar of the New Gold Mine, the Porphyry Gold Mine shaft in 1936-37.” Individuals are unidentified except for the man second from the right, who may be Steve Dittman.

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Brian Jones Collection of Henderson, Nevada Aerial Photographs

Identifier

PH-00413

Abstract

The Brian Jones Collection of Henderson, Nevada Aerial Photographs contain 107 4"x6" photographic prints of Henderson, Nevada and the surrounding area from approximately 1997 to 2002 taken by longtime Las Vegas, Nevada photographer Brian Jones. Images depict the construction of residential areas, roads, and commercial buildings. Other images include the Green Valley community, Galleria at Sunset Mall, St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET), and Henderson City Hall. Lastly, there are images of parking lots, industrial areas, and airport runways in Henderson and Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard

Date

1965-07

Description

From Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367)

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Wilson's placer plant in Ophir Canyon, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1974

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.I. Wilson Family (Toiyabe Mountains, Nevada). The canvas covered structure was a darkened area for sorting scheelite with a black light during daylight hours.

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Water truck at Ascaya development, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-08-05

Description

A work water truck sits in the landscaping area of Old Mesquite Court as seen from Cloudrock Court in the luxury home lot development of Ascaya. Infrastructure for Ascaya, carved into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada, was completed with materials mined from the site.

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Lee Canyon, Clark County, Nevada: photograph

Date

1936

Description

Photograph of a man, probably J. T. McWilliams, standing in front of trees and a mountain in Lee Canyon. J. T. McWilliams owned a portion of Lee Canyon, which he donated to become a public park. From the Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection (PH-00214) -- People -- J. T. McWilliams and family file.

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