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Photograph of ruins of the Mormon Fort, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1931

Date

1929 to 1933

Description

Abandoned adobe buildings at the Mormon Fort site (now known as the Old Mormon Fort), Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Las Vegas Mormon Fort (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of ruins of the Mormon Fort, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1931

Date

1929 to 1933

Description

Abandoned buildings at the Mormon Fort site (now known as the Old Mormon Fort), Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Las Vegas Mormon Fort (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of ruins of the Mormon Fort, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1931

Date

1929 to 1933

Description

Abandoned buildings at the Mormon Fort site (now known as the Old Mormon Fort), Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Las Vegas Mormon Fort (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Image

Photograph of ruins of the Mormon Fort, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1931

Date

1929 to 1933

Description

Abandoned buildings at the Mormon Fort site (now known as the Old Mormon Fort), Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Las Vegas Mormon Fort (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Image

Photograph of ruins of the Mormon Fort, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1931

Date

1929 to 1933

Description

Abandoned buildings at the Mormon Fort site (now known as the Old Mormon Fort), Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Las Vegas Mormon Fort (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of George A. Wingfield, circa 1906

Date

1904 to 1908

Description

A portrait of George Wingfield, a millionaire who opened banks, hotels and mines in Nevada and was connected with Goldfield, Nevada.

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Photograph of Dr. John D. Campbell, Pioche, Nevada, circa 1880s

Date

1880 to 1889

Description

Dr. John D. Campbell, who came from Michigan to practice medicine in Pioche, Nevada.

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Photograph of William J. Stewart, circa 1904

Date

1902 to 1906

Description

Portrait of William J. ("Bill") Stewart, son of Helen J. Stewart. He was a city commissioner when the charter was passed to establish the City of Las Vegas in 1911.

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Photograph of "Uncle Dick"Wooton, circa late 1800s

Date

1860 to 1893

Description

Richens Lacy "Uncle Dick" Wootton, mountain man, trapper and guide. He drove 9,000 head of sheep from New Mexico to California, crossing Nevada along the Humboldt River route in 1852.

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Photograph of Nathaniel V. Jones, circa 1850s-1863

Date

1850 to 1863

Description

Nathaniel V. Jones, envoy for Brigham Young, was sent to the Mormon fort in Las Vegas in 1856 to develop lead mines near Mount Potosi.

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