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Postcard of Searchlight (Nev.), 1907

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Date
1907
Description
Front of the postcard depicts the city buildings of Searchlight, Nevada. The date the postcard was received is stamped in the middle of the image, reading "GOODSPRINGS SEP 14 P.M. 1907." Written at the bottom of the card is "Hobson Street, Searchlight, Nevada." On the right side of the postcard, "Searchlight Hotel" is written in cursive over the image of a building. The back of the postcard shows the date it was sent, stamped "SEARCHLIGHT SEP 13 2 PM 1907 NEV." Transcribed in cursive under "Correspondence Here" reads "How do this compare with your town This dont show (illegible) (illegible) will put a cross about the location Trusting you are all well Mother." Under the area reading "Name and Address Here" is written "Mr A J Robbins Goodsprings Nevada." In the right corner, there is a green postage stamp of Benjamin Franklin that reads "United States of America 1706 Franklin 1790 Postage One Cent" Street Address: Hobson Street
Digital ID
pho023812
Physical Identifier
0132_0010
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    pho023812. Robbins Family Photograph Collection. PH-00132. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1nc5sj7h.

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    Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
    Extent
    2 Images
    Language

    English

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