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Film transparency of Clark County High School Class Day program, Las Vegas, May 8, 1919
Date
1919-05-08
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a Clark County High School Class Day program. Clark County High School was located in Las Vegas.
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Film transparency of the home of a man known as Indian Ben, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
Date
1904 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the home of "Indian Ben," which was later used for the Blue Diamond School and the Oliver Ranch.
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Film transparency of a Native American camp, circa early 1900s
Date
1904 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a Native American camp near a creek.
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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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Postcard showing a prospector in a mule-drawn wagon, circa 1920-1955
Date
1920 to 1955
Archival Collection
Description
The view of a prospector sitting in an old, covered wagon drawn by a pair of mules located somewhere in the southwestern American desert, probably within Nevada. Transcribed onto the bottom border of the image: "Wanderers Of The Wastelands." The Frasher's Foto logo is printed on the bottom right corner of the image.
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Postcard showing Death Valley, California, circa 1920 to 1955
Date
1920 to 1955
Archival Collection
Description
The view of Zabriskie Point in Death Valley. The hottest place on Earth, Death Valley is located between California and Nevada.
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Photograph showing an unidentified man, Death Valley, circa 1920 to 1955
Date
1920 to 1955
Archival Collection
Description
A man sitting atop of a pair of mules in Death Valley. The hottest place on Earth, Death Valley is located between California and Nevada. The man wears an all black outfit complete with a hat whose brim provides a shadow that conceals his face. Transcribed onto the bottom border of the image: "Death Valley "Prospectors" Near Beatty, Nev. Frashers Foto - Promo."
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Photograph of two construction workers at the outlet works inside Hoover Dam, 1934-1935
Date
1934 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Two unidentified men with construction equipment inside the outlet works at Hoover Dam. Typed label on back of photograph: "Outlet works - Boulder Dam."
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Postcard showing Death Valley Scotty at Scotty's Castle, Death Valley, circa 1920 to 1955
Date
1920 to 1955
Archival Collection
Description
Death Valley Scotty at his home of Scotty's Castle in Death Valley, California. Located within the far northern region of Death Valley in Grapevine Canyon, the Death Valley Ranch, more commonly known as Scotty's Castle, is a prime example of Spanish-Mediterranean styling during the Roaring '20s and Depression '30s. Scotty's Castle was constructed by Albert Johnson with the help of Death Valley Scotty during the Great Depression, but because the men began to build onto federal land, construction was forced to a halt. To this day, Scotty's Castle remains incomplete. Death Valley Scotty, 1872-1954, was a prospector, performer, and con man whose was made famous by his scams involving gold mining near Death Valley. In this postcard he is wearing a white shirt, black pants, an uneven tie, and a wide brimmed hat as he leans against a windowed door that acts as an entrance for his home. Transcribed onto the bottom border of the image: "Death Valley Scotty at Home, Scotty's Castle, Death Valley, California." The Frasher's Foto logo is printed onto the bottom right corner of the image.
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Postcard showing Scotty's Castle, Death Valley, circa 1920 to 1955
Date
1920 to 1955
Archival Collection
Description
The view of the interior of the living room of Scotty's Castle in Death Valley. The hottest place on Earth, Death Valley is located between California and Nevada. Located within the far northern region of Death Valley in Grapevine Canyon, the Death Valley Ranch, more commonly known as Scotty's Castle, is a prime example of Spanish-Mediterranean styling during the Roaring '20s and Depression '30s. Scotty's Castle was constructed by Albert Johnson with the help of Death Valley Scotty during the Great Depression, but because the men began to build onto federal land, construction was forced to a halt. To this day, Scotty's Castle remains incomplete. Transcribed onto the bottom border of the image: "Living Room - Scotty's Castle, Death Valley."
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