Palace Hotel, Goldfield, Nevada, September 14, 1905. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "Palace Hotel on the corner of Main and Crook, decorated for the Railroad Days celebration. Arrival of the Goldfield Railroad was a milestone in the camp's history. Later merged with the Tonopah Railroad to form the T. & G. R.R., it was the first of 4 railroads to serve Goldfield." There is a date stamp: February 1980.
Radio reporter and Nevada history enthusiast David Coons was born on September 25, 1939 in Lebanon, Indiana, but he spent most of his life in Las Vegas, Nevada. He graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1958 before studying broadcasting in Los Angeles, California. Coons, a longtime member of the Nevada Historical Society, was especially interested in railroads, and he collected memorabilia and ephemera from railroads in the American Southwest. Coons died in 1983 in Las Vegas.
Dorothy Dorothy and her friend Matt Kusic at his house in Johnnie. His home was located just above the Dorothy Pahrump Ranch. ""D.D. and Matt Kusick by one of the old ruins at Congress Mine nearby Johnnie. Matt begged for the hospital at Tonopah to let him come home and die (year: 195-) of cancer." [Identified by Dorothy Dorothy 11-1-84]
Aftermath of the Goldfield Fire of July 6, 1923. The fire destroyed approximately 25 blocks of Goldfield's Main Street after starting early that morning, and two lives were lost. Remnants of buildings and exposed brick lots are visible, while some buildings stand in the background. Arrow-shaped sign near the debris reads "Garage." Included with the photograph is the description "Times-Bonanza, Tonopah."
From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- The Exchange Club in the colorful "old west" town of Beatty, Nevada, is a 3-way fun, food, and refreshment stop with its popular casino and bar and the adjoining family restaurant, the Amargosa Grill. In the center of Beatty, the Exchange Club is between Tonopah and Las Vegas and at the Eastern gateway into Death Valley National Monument.
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series V. Smoky Valley, Nevada and Round Mountain, Nevada -- Subseries V.C. Lofthouse-Berg Families (Round Mountain). In the background is a stage truck driven by Pete Beko, father of Judge William Beko. The stage serviced Tonopah, Manhattan, and Round Mountain. In the foreground is Dorothy Darrough, granddaughter to Laura Darrough.