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.
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.
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.