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Postcard with four scenes from central Nevada, circa 1900s-1910s

Date
1900 to 1919
Description
A picture postcard with four photographs: the" first [railroad] engine to run over the Sierras;" "Mark Twain 1865 in Aurora, Nevada;" "Mark Twain's cabin in Aurora, Nevada;" the "first house in Genoa, Nevada." Twain is seen with a group of unidentified men.

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Virginia City, 1900s

Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Horsedrawn wagons, 1900s

Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of people at Valley of Fire, Nevada, circa early to mid 1900s

Date
1900 to 1969
Description
Unidentified people climbing atop a rock formation at the Valley of Fire in Nevada.

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Photograph of a hillside in Round Mountain (Nev.), early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Photograph of a hillside in Round Mountain (Nev.), early 1900s

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Professional papers, 1900 to 2007

Level of Description
Series
Scope and Contents

The Professional Papers series (approximately 1900-2007) contains materials relating the Bob Stupak's two Las Vegas, Nevada projects: Bob Stupak's Vegas World and the Stratosphere Hotel and Casino. Materials include architectural drawings for design and planning of both casinos, as well as artistic renderings used for advertisements. Poker tournaments, interior and exterior casino property photographs, and documents relating to the opening and closing of Stupak's properties are also contained in this series. Additionally, these papers contains plans for unbuilt designs, including the Titanic Las Vegas and the "Grip of the Gorilla" attraction planned for the Stratosphere tower. This series also contains audiovisual material relating to Stupak's career, and coupon books he collected as part of his advertising research.

Archival Collection
Bob Stupak Professional Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01016
Collection Name: Bob Stupak Professional Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of people at a ranch, Indian Springs, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1939
Description
A group of unidentified people from Las Vegas at a ranch in Indian Springs, Nevada.

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Correspondence, 1900-1909

Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Helen J. Stewart Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00171
Collection Name: Helen J. Stewart Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

Into Las Vegas, Nevada via Mountain Spring, out to Lee Canyon, 1925 July 20

Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00017
Collection Name: Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02

Archival Component

Rockwell family members and friends, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print, approximately 1921 to 1925

Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Leon Rockwell Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00008
Collection Name: Leon Rockwell Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 20

Archival Component