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Photograph of Walter Bracken inside the post office, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1908

Information

Date
1908
Description
Walter Bracken stands inside the Las Vegas Post Office, which had been moved to the interior of the First State Bank on Fremont Street in 1907. Bracken served as Las Vegas' postmaster from 1904-1914. Pigeon holes containing sorted mail surround the room. Desks, stools and office equipment, including a postage scale, are seen. Calendars hang from the wall and electric lights hang from the ceiling.
Caption: Post Office, Las Vegas, 1908
Site Name: United States Post Office and Court House
Digital ID
snv001298
Physical Identifier
0001 Album 2, 89.2
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d15d8nv4k
Details
Subject
Bracken, Walter R., 1870-1950, Esq.
Post office stations and branches
Men
Postal service
Decoration and ornament, Architectural
Windows
Place
Las Vegas
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Digital Project
Southern Nevada The Boomtown Years 1900-1925
Citation

snv001298. Ferron and Bracken Photograph Collection. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d15d8nv4k

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Standardized Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Date Digitized
2009-08-20
Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff