Postcard of Reno, Nevada with the city's motto: "The biggest little city in the world." Image is of Virginia Street, looking south, showcasing the different shops, casinos, and buildings along this popular road.
U.S. Post Office building located on Main Street on UPRR tract. The post office had only general delivery service with post office boxes until December 1933, when local delivery began. This was the period of "hook and toss" when mail was tossed from passing train. If the hook was not hit exactly, the bag might be torn and the mail scattered. That often happened. Information given by Geo. Smith, Personnel dept. US, P.O., LV, 11-30-83. Street Address: Main Street
Exterior of Pete Green's General Machine Shop and Welding. Written on the back of the photograph, "301 N. Main Street," however the number on the building is 814.
Ground level view of Main Street. Pioche News Stand, U.S. Post Office, and Hodges Cook Mercantile Co. can be seen on the left. Cars are parked along the sides of the street while a black car approaches down the center. Street Address: Main Street
Swing shift workers ready to leave from dormitory #2. Prior to the advent of cold weather the canyon workers were transported to the job from Boulder City in buses.