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Map of Searchlight mining district, Clark County, Nevada, circa 1905

Date

1901 to 1909

Description

At bottom right of map: 'C.D. Baker, A.R. Thompson.' Title in lower right corner: 'Map of Searchlight mining district: mineral patents, water rights.' Logo of Nevada Engineering Construction Service, Inc., Las Vegas, Nev. in lower right corner. Blueline print. Shows mineral patents and water rights. Nevada Engineering & Construction Service, Inc.

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Photograph of Searchlight Mine, Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1900s-1910s

Date

1900 to 1919

Description

Buildings and a headframe at Searchlight Mine, Searchlight, Nevada. Caption on photograph: "The original Searchlight Mine."

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Photograph of the Searchlight Baseball Club, Searchlight, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1930

Description

The Searchlight Baseball Club. From left to right, the members are identified: 1) Billie Ryan 2) E. M. Beattie 3) Roy Stanford 4) [?] 5) Orrin Smith "Sherriff" 6) [?] 7) Roland Brown 8) Ben Emerick 9) [?] 10) Harry Carlson 11) Frank Miller 12) Pat Henry 13) Light Wheatley (0110) 14) [?].

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Photograph of Searchlight, Nevada, 1916

Date

1916

Description

The view of tents and cabins in Searchlight, Nevada. Handwritten on the back of the image: ""Telephone office, Searchlight, Nev., Xmas 1916""

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Searchlight, Nev.: photographic print

Date

1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)

Description

An empty street in Searchlight, Nevada.

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George Mortimer Photograph Album of Searchlight, Nevada

Identifier

PH-00429

Abstract

The George Mortimer Photograph Album of Searchlight, Nevada dates between approximately 1900 and 1910, and contains black-and-white photographic prints illustrating various scenes and individuals in Searchlight, Nevada. Some images are captioned with initials or brief names.

Archival Collection

Searchlight, Nevada

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Robert Woodruff Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00340
Collection Name: Robert Woodruff Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Postcard of Searchlight (Nev.), 1907

Date

1907

Description

Front of the postcard depicts the city buildings of Searchlight, Nevada. The date the postcard was received is stamped in the middle of the image, reading "GOODSPRINGS SEP 14 P.M. 1907." Written at the bottom of the card is "Hobson Street, Searchlight, Nevada." On the right side of the postcard, "Searchlight Hotel" is written in cursive over the image of a building. The back of the postcard shows the date it was sent, stamped "SEARCHLIGHT SEP 13 2 PM 1907 NEV." Transcribed in cursive under "Correspondence Here" reads "How do this compare with your town This dont show (illegible) (illegible) will put a cross about the location Trusting you are all well Mother." Under the area reading "Name and Address Here" is written "Mr A J Robbins Goodsprings Nevada." In the right corner, there is a green postage stamp of Benjamin Franklin that reads "United States of America 1706 Franklin 1790 Postage One Cent" Street Address: Hobson Street

Mixed Content

Searchlight city view: photographic print

Date

1930 (year approximate) to 1980 (year approximate)

Description

An overview of Searchlight, Nevada.

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Photograph of Searchlight (Nev.), 1898-1910

Date

1898 to 1910

Description

Aerial image of Searchlight townsite.

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