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Slide of Cal-Neva Motel in Reno, Nevada, circa 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Description
A picture of the Cal-Neva motel which is located near the border of California and Reno, Nevada.
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Slide of the Callville ruins, Callville, Nevada, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Description
A view of the Callville ruins at Lake Mead, Nevada. Callville is a former settlement of Clark County, Nevada. Abandoned in 1869, Callville was submerged under 400 feet (120 m) of water after the Colorado River was dammed to form Lake Mead. Callville Bay recreation area is located at the site. Located 350 miles (560 km) from Salt Lake City, Calville was situated on the west bank of the Colorado River, in what was at the time Pah-Ute County, Arizona Territory. The main road to the settlement was along the Virgin River close to St. Thomas, Nevada before heading over hills to the west. A road connected Callville with the main highway at Las Vegas. Callville was established in December 2, 1864 by Anson Call, Dr. James M. Whitmore, A. M. Cannon, Jacob Hamblin and son. It was at the time the southernmost outpost of Mormon settlement. Callville was one of seven Mormon settlements on or near the Muddy River, the others being St. Thomas, Saint Joseph, Overton, West Point, Mill Point later Simonsville and Rioville on the Colorado River above its confluence with the Virgin River. Callville became the county seat of Pah-Ute County, Arizona Territory, in December 1865, before the seat was moved on October 1, 1867 to St. Thomas.
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Slide of protesters sowing a desert plant near the Nevada Test Site, 1984
Date
1984
Description
Color image of activists from from the Lenten Desert Experience (also called the Nevada Desert Experience), a group protesting nuclear testing, sowing a desert plant.
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Nevada Magazine features: publications, 1990 to 1993
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Archival Collection
Dennis McBride Personal Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01099
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Personal Papers
Box/Folder: Box 25 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Personal Papers
Box/Folder: Box 25 (Restrictions apply)
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Slide of the Hiway 50 Motel sign, Carson City, Nevada, 1986
Date
1986
Description
A color image of the neon sign for the Hiway 50 Motel, located in Carson City, Nevada.
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The Ward Charcoal Ovens located in Eastern Nevada: photographic print
Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1999 (year approximate)
Description
From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). The Ward Charcoal Ovens located in Eastern Nevada near Ely are remnants of Nevada's silver and lead booms in the 1870s. The ovens are 30 feet high.
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Photograph of Searchlight Mine, Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1900s-1910s
Date
1900 to 1919
Description
Buildings and a headframe at Searchlight Mine, Searchlight, Nevada. Caption on photograph: "The original Searchlight Mine."
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Photograph of a construction project, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1950
Date
1949 to 1951
Description
An overview of a construction project, involving an athletic field seen in the background, in Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of railroad survey camp, Clark County, Nevada, 1904
Date
1904
Description
Unidentified men sitting underneath a tent at a railroad survey camp in Clark County, Nevada.
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