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Pahrump, Nevada, 1910-1990

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Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs from Pahrump, Nevada from 1910 to 1950, and document the activities of the Hughes, Ruud, Turner, Wiley, Ford, Hafen, and Brown families. Materials include photographs of animals, ranch work, buildings, cattle, wells, crops, Cathedral Canyon, the airstrip, homesteading grounds, cabins, mushroom clouds from the Nevada Test Site, the First Pahrump Harvest Festival, ranchers, the Pahrump School, the Pahrump Trading Post, irrigation systems, Noonday Mill, and the Pahrump Store. Materials also contain photographs of several ranches in the Pahrump Valley, including the Pahrump Ranch, Hidden Hills (Yount) Ranch, Resting Spring Ranch, Wiley Ranch, and Hafen Ranch.

Archival Collection

Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00221
Collection Name: Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Don Laughlin's Riverside Resort and Casino in Laughlin, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Don Laughlin's Riverside Resort and Casino in Laughlin, Nevada. Inscription with image says, "Drive in.. Fly in... Boat in... (or as the fisherman are doing... troll in!) Here is your "in" place to enjoy the friendliest casino in Nevada. Here you will find it all and really have a ball."

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Dredge in Manhattan, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1938

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). On the right-hand side of the picture can be seen the pond on which the dredge floated.

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A view of Pioneer, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.G. Reidhead Family. Smoke can be seen rising from the chimney of the large house in the background and both it and the cabin in the foreground on the left appear to be occupied.

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Nevada Gaming Commission Nevada Gaming Control Board Listing of Nevada Gaming Licensees expanded version, 1989 November 28

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File

Archival Collection

Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming
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Collection Number: MS-00658
Collection Name: Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 208 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Nevada Gaming Commission Nevada Gaming Control Board Listing of Nevada Gaming Licensees expanded version, 1989 November 28

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00658
Collection Name: Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 211, Box 212 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

George Mortimer Photograph Album of Searchlight, Nevada

Identifier

PH-00429

Abstract

The George Mortimer Photograph Album of Searchlight, Nevada dates between approximately 1900 and 1910, and contains black-and-white photographic prints illustrating various scenes and individuals in Searchlight, Nevada. Some images are captioned with initials or brief names.

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Stadium site pre-construction, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-10

Description

Polaris Avenue is slated to see monumental change in the coming years as the Las Vegas Stadium project is slated for its east side.

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Photograph of Southern Nevada University, 1965

Date

1965

Description

An aerial view of Nevada Southern University (NSU). Visible here is Wright Hall, which opened in 1965.

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