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Photograph of Searchlight, Nevada, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1930
Archival Collection
Description
Houses in Searchlight. In the foreground of the image are the backsides of two donkeys.
Image
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.
Image
Postcard showing Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
The view of the small town of Searchlight, Nevada. Formed 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. Unnamed buildings cluster together in the center of the postcard while rocky terrain decorated with small shrubs and mines surround the city's outskirts. Transcribed onto the bottom of the postcard: "Searchlight, Nevada; Duplex Mine In Foreground." The Frasher's Foto logo is also printed onto the bottom right corner.
Image
Searchlight, Clark County, Nevada
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00189
Collection Name: United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Quartette Mine, Searchlight, 1900s
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Searchlight, Nevada, 1890s-1900s
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Searchlight Hotel and Casino: correspondence
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Homer Rissman Architectural Records
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Collection Number: MS-00452
Collection Name: Homer Rissman Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Box 34
Collection Name: Homer Rissman Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Box 34
Archival Component
Searchlight, Nevada reprints, undated
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Robert Woodruff Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00455
Collection Name: Robert Woodruff Papers
Box/Folder: Box 06
Collection Name: Robert Woodruff Papers
Box/Folder: Box 06
Archival Component
Searchlight (Ad America), 2001
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Stardust Resort and Casino Records
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Collection Number: MS-00515
Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Box 229
Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Box 229
Archival Component
Miner's Club, Searchlight, 1946
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Elmo C. Bruner Architectural and Real Estate Appraisal Records
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Collection Number: MS-00177
Collection Name: Elmo C. Bruner Architectural and Real Estate Appraisal Records
Box/Folder: Box 31
Collection Name: Elmo C. Bruner Architectural and Real Estate Appraisal Records
Box/Folder: Box 31
Archival Component