The Southern Nevada photographs depict towns, mines, railroads, workers, and settlers in Southern Nevada from 1863 to 1960. The photographs primarily depict Native American petroglyphs, desert landscapes, mines and mining machinery, and the archaeological dig at Pueblo Grande de Nevada (also known as the Lost City). The photographs depict the towns of Virginia City, Beatty, Genoa, Searchlight, Rhyolite, St. Thomas, Lost City, Pioche, and Overton. The items described include black-and-white photographic prints, postcards, negatives, and slides; items listed are photographic prints unless otherwise specified.
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Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection
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Rhyolite, NV. Fireplace, inside bank building walls, on set of "The Reward". Typewritten on photo sleeve: "A fireplace was constructed inside the bank building walls." [Caption in N[evada] T[est] S[ite] News July 31, 1964 p. 4]
The Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Photograph Collection contains black-and-white photographs of locations on or near the Nevada Test Site (NTS) from 1963 to 1965 as documented by the Nevada Test Site News from 1963 to 1981. The collection includes photographs of Cat Canyon, Native American artifacts, cabins formerly occupied by prospectors and miners, caves, the town of Rhyolite, Nevada, buildings for the set of the film The Reward, Wahmonie Mining District, and White Rock Spring.
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.G. Reidhead Family. The clinic building was originally the home of Judge Gray. Transcribed from attached note: This building was originally used in Rhyolite, Nevada, as a mercantile store. In 1909 it moved to Pioneer as a general merchandise store. Then in 1911 it was moved to Transvaal. In 1918 it moved to Beatty. In the 1930s-40s it was the residence and office of Judge William B. Gray. In about 1975-6 it moved back to Rhyolite by Evan Thompson. It is still there, next to the Bottle House -- Claudia Reidhead, 8/97.
The Doris Hancock Photograph Collection (1882-1987) contains photographs of Las Vegas, Nevada educator Doris Hancock and her family. The collection includes images of Southern Nevada and surrounding areas, particularly the mining town of Rhyolite, Nevada, the Colorado River, the Hoover (Boulder) Dam, Red Rock Canyon, early Las Vegas, and Death Valley, California.
Rhyolite, NV. Depot museum. Typewritten on photo sleeve: "REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST: IN THE DEPOT MUSEUM Mr. Heisler runs a cooking device to Mrs. Ira Gillmouth, a visitor from McMinnville, Oregon. Heisler, retired Methodist Minister, conducts services at the Community Church." [N[evada] T[est] S[ite] News March 15, 1963 p.4]