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Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Identifier
PH-00214
Abstract
The Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection contains photographs of Nevada from 1852 to 1991. The collection has a wide variety of photographs, including: white pioneers and settlers; early Nevada towns; Nevada politicians; early Las Vegas landmarks; Boulder City schools; petroglyphs from Nevada's indigenous populations; Lost City and Lake Mead; railroads; the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam); Basic Magnesium Inc. in Henderson, Nevada; geographical features; the Edwards family; and photographs of Elbert Edwards's participation in the Las Vegas Education Association and the Rotary Club.
Archival Collection
Slide of Candelaria, Nevada, circa 1960s - 1970s
Date
1960 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Ruins in Candelaria, Nevada.
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Photograph of the smoking ruins of a burned hotel, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of the smoking ruins of a burned hotel, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
Image
Photograph of surface structure, Pueblo Grande de Nevada, circa late 1920s
Date
1925 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
The view of a rectangular surface structure at Pueblo Grande de Nevada, also known as the "Lost City," near Overton, Nevada. The sign in the background reads: "Please do not step on floors or walls."
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