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Postcard of Virginia City, Nevada, 1900s

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File

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Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 09

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Postcard of Sutro Tunnel, Nevada, 1900s

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File

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Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 09

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Goodsprings, Nevada, approximately 1900-1940

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File

Archival Collection

Helen J. Stewart Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00104
Collection Name: Helen J. Stewart Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 04

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Weepah, Nevada, approximately 1900-1940

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File

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Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00014
Collection Name: Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 09 (Restrictions apply)

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Nevada 50-year Gaming Commemoration, 1981

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File

Archival Collection

Harvey's Lake Tahoe Hotel and Casino Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00475
Collection Name: Harvey's Lake Tahoe Hotel and Casino Collection
Box/Folder: Box 02

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Photograph of Gilbert (Nev.), 1925

Date

1925-02-25

Description

Gilbert, Nevada, February 25, 1925. Gilbert was located in the Monte Cristo Range, 26 miles west of Tonopah. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "The town was founded as the result of a rich gold strike in the area by the Gilbert brothers in 1924. At its height (1925-1927), the town's population exceeded 400. After the boom, the mines maintained a small, steady production until World War II eventually forced them to close. In addition to gold, the district produced lead, silver and high grade turquoise. Nevada Historical Society Collection." There is a date stamp: 1987.

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Photograph of the Nevada-Goldfield Mill operations, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1920

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Caption: Nevada-Goldfield Reduction Co.

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Photograph of West End Borax, Tonopah, Nevada, circa 1925

Date

1924 to 1926

Archival Collection

Description

A view of West End Borax in Tonopah, Nevada.

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Photograph of Jim Butler, Tonopah, Nevada, circa 1900s

Date

1900 to 1909

Description

Jim Butler, the prospector who struck the first gold and silver ores in Tonopah, Nevada circa 1900, sitting in a rocking chair, probably in Tonopah.

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Photograph of Stocker residence, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 1925

Date

1925-11

Archival Collection

Description

The Stocker home on 605 S. 3rd Street in Las Vegas, Nevada. The back of the photo reads "We built a big side porch since this was taken. Also a garage."

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