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Slide of the Wagon Wheel Hotel, Wells, Nevada, circa 1940

Information

Date
1939 to 1941
Description
An image of the exterior of the Wagon Wheel Hotel located in Wells, Nevada. The neon sign hanging off of the side of the building reads: "Wagon Wheel Hotel, Cafe." Painted on another side is the text: "Steam Heated Baths in all Rooms." A sign advertising the Chevron Gas Station can be seen in the background. Site Name: Wagon Wheel Hotel (Wells, Nev.)
Digital ID
pho003783
Physical Identifier
0225_0306
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d17m0402v
Details
Contributor
Contributor: Sierra Nevada Museum of Art
Contributor: Nevada Historical Society
Subject
Hotels
Neon sculpture
Electric signs
Hotels
Signs and signboards
Automobiles
Automobiles--Service stations--U.S. states
Place
Wells
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
slides (photographs)
Source
Wagon Wheel Hotel, Wells, 1940
Citation

pho003783. Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection. PH-00225. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d17m0402v.

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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
Extent
2812 x 1869 pixels
1.339 x 0.89 inches
15790294 bytes
Language

English

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