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Film transparency of Maude Swartwood and three others in Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
Date
1910 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Maude Swartwood, a cousin of Earl Rockwell who was visiting Las Vegas from New York, in a group photo with three others. 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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Map of Goldfield, Nevada, April 25, 1907
Date
1907-04-25
Description
'Compiled by James H. Parks, U.S. Deputy Min. Sur., Box 655, Goldfield, Nev. April 25, 1907.' 'Nevada Press Company, Carson City, Nevada.' Scale: [ca. 1:4,800] 1 inch = 400 ft. Plat map. Library's copy has notes handwritten in pencil along right margin with arrows to locations on map: "Ramsey Street ended Columbia St." "MacMaskrs office." "Lived on Euclid ave in adobe house." " Lived in Tent House Sundog Ave."
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R.J. "Dad" Fairbanks at the age of 70, a month or so before moving to and establishing a community at Baker, California, 1925
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00221
Collection Name: Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 04
Collection Name: Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 04
Archival Component
Photograph of artesian well on golf course, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
The view of an artesian well on the city golf course in early Las Vegas, Nevada. Handwritten inscription on back of image: "Well on city golf course Bill Pike & Dad bought land for $14.00 acre - sold to city for same price to build airport."
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Photograph of two men at a spring, Las Vegas, circa early 1900
Date
1905 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Big Springs, two gentlemen at spring. Old Fort-Las Vegas Ranch, Stewart Ranch, etc."
Image
Photograph of the home of Charles P. Squires, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
Date
1920 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Exterior view of the Squires home, built in 1906 on the south side of Fremont Street between 4th and 5th Streets.
Image
Photograph of Royce Wood Martin, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
Date
1910 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
A portrait of Dr. Royce Wood Martin in Las Vegas. This image is from the fourth Squires photo album page 6 image 2.
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Photograph of John S. Park's home, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
Date
1905 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
A distant exterior view of the home of John S. Park in Las Vegas. This image is from the fourth Squires photo album page 10 image 3.
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Slide of people in front of a locomotive, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
Date
1905 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
A group of people in front of a locomotive for the Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad.
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Photograph of a Paiute or Shoshone woman and two Anglo women seated on wicker chairs, possibly at Manse Ranch, Pahrump, Nevada, circa 1900s-1910s
Date
1900 to 1919
Archival Collection
Description
Paiute or Shoshone woman and two Anglo women seated on wicker chairs, possibly at Manse Ranch. A Post-it note identifies the Indian woman as "probably Maude Yount."
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