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Searchlight, 1906-1970
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00809
Collection Name: Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
Box/Folder: Box 23
Collection Name: Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
Box/Folder: Box 23
Archival Component
Searchlight, 1917-1976
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00809
Collection Name: Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
Box/Folder: Box 20
Collection Name: Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
Box/Folder: Box 20
Archival Component
Searchlight, Nevada, undated
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00100
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 10
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 10
Archival Component
Photograph of the Searchlight riverboat on the Colorado River, 1903
Date
1903
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of the Searchlight riverboat on the Colorado River, 1903
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Newspaper, Searchlight Bulletin, October 9, 1908
Date
1908-10-09
Description
Newspaper, Searchlight Bulletin, October 9, 1908
Text
Photograph of Searchlight, Nevada, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1930
Archival Collection
Description
A distant view of tents and cabins in Searchlight.
Image
Photograph of businesses in Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1910s
Date
1910 to 1919
Archival Collection
Description
Main business district of Searchlight Nevada. Both horses and automobiles are in the street.
Image
Mining entrance in Searchlight (Nev.): photographic print
Date
1907
Archival Collection
Description
A prospecting entrance for the Virginia Mine shaft in Searchlight, Nevada in 1907.
Image
George Mortimer Photograph Album of Searchlight, Nevada
Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1910 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
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.
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Postcard showing Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
The view of Duplex Mine in Searchlight, Nevada. Founded in 1897, Searchlight is an old boomtown that was made popular when George Frederick Colton discovered gold at the location where the town is now built. At the Duplex mine discovered in 1898, a windowed building lies to to left of some machinery used for mining. Transcribed across the bottom of the image: "Duplex Mine, Searchlight, Nev. Original Discovery 1898." The Frasher's Foto logo is printed on the bottom right corner.
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