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Circus Circus Hotel and Casino, image 001: postcard

Date

1968 (year approximate) to 2000 (year approximate)

Description

Circus Circus on the Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada. Postcard has a letter on verso.

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Postcard of Diamondfield (Nev.), 1904

Date

1904

Description

Diamondfield, located 5 miles northeast of Goldfield, was settled in mid-February, 1904 as a result of the Goldfield strikes. It was founded by Diamondfield Jack" Davis, a reputed gunslinger from Idaho, who discovered gold at the site in 1903. The town soon supported a post office, saloons, a school, a church, and general merchandise stores. It reached its peak population of around 400 in 1907 and its mines shipped ore on a small scale through the 1930s."

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Photograph of base camp for war games at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, circa 1980

Date

1977 to 1983

Description

Base camp for war games at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)

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Film transparency of the Boulder Pack Train, tourist concession on the Colorado River near Black Canyon by Boulder City, Nevada, 1931

Date

1931

Description

Boulder Pack Train, tourist concession on the Colorado River near Black Canyon by Boulder City, Nevada, 1931.

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Film transparency of an unidentified family, Las Vegas, 1931

Date

1931

Description

Description provided with image: "Family camped in Las Vegas, Nevada while husband waits, hoping to find work on the Boulder Canyon Project, 1931."

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Film transparency of man hanging laundry, Las Vegas, 1931

Date

1931

Description

An unidentified man hanging laundry on an unemployment campground in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was one of many individuals who were hoping to find work on the Boulder Canyon Project.

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Film transparency of man hanging laundry, Las Vegas, 1931

Date

1931

Description

An unidentified man hanging laundry on an unemployment campground in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was one of many individuals who were hoping to find work on the Boulder Canyon Project.

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Photograph of children posing outside of house built of beer bottles, Tonopah (Nev.), 1902

Date

1902

Description

[Built by William F. Peck in 1902]
Caption: 10,000 Beer Bottles
Site Name: Peck's Bottle House (Tonopah, Nev.)

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