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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

Photograph of James Oakin at work desk, Overton (Nev.), February, 1934

Date

1934

Description

James M. Oakin at work at the Lost City excavation headquarters in Overton, Nevada. He was an archaeological cataloger.

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Photograph of Pueblo Grande de Nevada, circa late 1920s

Date

1925 to 1929

Description

Unidentified archeologists in an excavation site at Pueblo Grande de Nevada, also known as the "Lost City," near Overton, Nevada. Group creators credit goes to John W. Walker Electric Studio in Ely, Nevada.

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Photograph of Fort Callville remains, Nevada, 1935

Date

1935

Description

The remains of Fort Callville near Lake Mead in Nevada.

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Photograph of ruined wagon, Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1880s

Date

1880 to 1889

Description

Ruins of an old wagon in Eldorado Canyon, Nevada.

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Photograph of Fort Callville, Nevada, circa 1910

Date

1909 to 1911

Description

The exterior view of old Fort Callville in Nevada.

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Photograph of ruins at Goldfield, Nevada, 1973

Date

1973

Description

Printed behind the photograph: "Merry Christmas 1973, Ina and Tom Wilson, Reno." "The Glory that was Goldfield;" ruin in the heart of this Nevada ghost town memorializes the hopes and enthusiasm of 20,000 adventurers.

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